Legal

By Chris Mahony | 14 December 2021

A second court case in a month has revealed serious shortcomings in how local agencies responded ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspection and review announced after court sentences two over Arthur's death

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2021

The Government has announced a local inspection and national review will take place following the...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Officers implore Government to rethink remote meeting rules

01 December 2021

Legal and democratic services officers have implored ministers to change the rules on remote meet...

County lines and the blight on our young

By Julian Hayes | 01 December 2021

The justice system is not providing the adequate protection required by vulnerable children who a...

SOCIAL CARE

Call for fresh powers from ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2021

England’s local government ombudsman today demands wide-ranging new powers to investigate complai...

LEGAL

Watchdog's concern over deprivation of liberty orders

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2021

Ofsted highlighted a ‘huge rise’ in the use of deprivation of liberty orders by councils.

WHITEHALL

CCN conference: Senior officer in financial collapse warning

By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2021

The countdown is on before some councils face financial collapse due to a change to children’s se...

FINANCE

LGA warning over soaring care costs

By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2021

Soaring adult and children’s care costs mean councils could ‘soon fail to support everyone they n...

PAY

Birmingham could face new equal pay claims

By Laura Sharman | 12 November 2021

Birmingham City Council is facing an equal pay ‘crisis,’ a trade union has warned.

PLANNING

Ombudsman launches planning probe

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2021

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how a council d...

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