Improvement

By Mark Rogers | 20 October 2015

Mark Rogers reflects on how life lessons have affected his outlook on local government. Building ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Norfolk hits back at Ofsted over 'inaccurate' report

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2015

Norfolk CC has hit back at Ofsted after a report from the inspectors claimed the council’s childr...

SCRUTINY

Counter-extremist strategy puts councils under spotlight

By Thomas Bridge | 19 October 2015

Councils are to be reviewed on how well they safeguard against ‘entryist’ infiltration as part of...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted accused of 'dividing the sector'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015

The current Ofsted inspection regime for children’s services is creating a more ‘divided and uneq...

Sir Albert quits as leader of Birmingham amid growing pressure

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015

Birmingham City Council leader, Sir Albert Bore, has announced he will step down from his post am...

BUSINESS

Council set to approve 'Canary Wharf of Birmingham'

By Thomas Bridge | 13 October 2015

Plans to create a £600m ‘Canary Wharf of Birmingham’ are due to be adopted by the city council ne...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

SOLACE Summit: Time to act to avoid elections 'car crash'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

A council chief executive has issued a call to arms for her colleagues to put forward changes to ...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Rogers fed up being treated like child

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

The president of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) has called for a ‘new p...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Worcester rejects workers' bid to run in-house services

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 October 2015

Members of Worcester City Council have rejected calls to let its workers bid to run their own ser...

HEALTH

Watts gets top job at East Herts

30 September 2015

Liz Watts has been appointed chief executive of East Herts DC.

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