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IMPROVEMENT
Fresh audit warning for Brum
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2017
Birmingham City Council’s auditors have delivered another major warning over the authority’s budget.
HEALTH
Care 'catastrophe'
By Hiba Mahamadi and Dan Peters | 27 September 2017
Friction rises as council leaders warn over Whitehall’s threats to withhold bed-blocking cash.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Systemic and persistent' failures in council's children's services
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2017
Worcestershire CC has said it has invested an extra £5.1m into improving children’s social care t...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement panel to remain in Birmingham
By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2017
The team brought in to turn Birmingham City Council around has backtracked on its plans to withdr...
IMPROVEMENT
Union suspends industrial action in Birmingham bin dispute
By Dan Peters | 19 September 2017
Trade union Unite has suspended industrial action involving refuse workers after the High Court o...
FINANCE
Welsh councils' performance improves
By Laura Sharman | 13 September 2017
Nearly two-thirds of council services in Wales have improved over the last year, according to new...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Rotherham wins back more control
By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017
Rotherham MBC has won back democratic control of all functions apart from children’s social care,...
FINANCE
McDonnell: Do not let officers determine policies
By Heather Jameson | 12 September 2017
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has warned Labour councillors not to let their officers determin...
IMPROVEMENT
Brum leader Clancy steps down amid growing pressure
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2017
Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy has stepped down amid growing pressure from the media ...
IMPROVEMENT
Javid calls for urgent update on Brum
By Heather Jameson | 11 September 2017
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has called for an urgent update on what is happening in Birming...
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