Herts is increasing children's placements locally despite the challenges
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Herts is increasing children's placements locally despite the challenges

By Miranda Gittos | 26 March 2025

Amid increasing budget pressures, Hertfordshire is committed to continuing its investment to transform the children’s residential care landscape in Hertfordshire, says Miranda Gittos

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Empowering local governments to unlock growth

By Tom Stannard | 26 March 2025

The direction of travel on the Industrial Strategy means the case for economic development to be ...

COMMUNITIES

Sustainable regeneration: Looking back and moving forward

By Jessica Craig | 07 March 2025

The Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods is not at the scale of the New Deal for Communities, but...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

The reality of growth

By Ann McGauran | 11 February 2025

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward talks to Ann McGauran about her hopes for the region’s Inclusive ...

REGENERATION

Earning and belonging

By Sadie Levi | 21 January 2025

To truly revitalize and maximise the potential of towns we must think about how local people and ...

FINANCE

LGA cuts warning over accounting rule change

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

English councils have warned they may have to make ‘unnecessary cuts’ if the Government pushes ah...

PLANNING

Government changes rules to spot slow planners

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024

The speed with which councils decide planning applications will be assessed over a shorter time p...

FINANCE

How to do the funding pot pivot

By Sherina Lewis | 05 December 2024

With the autumn Budget promising changes to how local authorities receive funding from central go...

HOUSING

Solving the affordable housing crisis

By Ben Denton | 18 November 2024

Ben Denton says institutional funding from insurers and pension funds can be part of the answer t...

FINANCE

Single South Yorkshire settlement to boost investment

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2024

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority expects to be boosted by the integrated, departmental-...

LEGAL

Thurrock threat to sue other councils after financial collapse

By Dan Peters | 07 November 2024

Debt-laden Thurrock Council has threatened to sue other councils as it legally goes after the Ass...

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