LEGAL

Standards committee investigation after High Court ruling

By MJ reporter | 29 June 2017

A former deputy leader of Sandwell MBC who denies claims of serious misconduct in office will fac...

FINANCE

Tensions rise as NHS fines 22 councils for bed-blocking

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017

The NHS has fined at least 22 councils for bed-blocking and threatened 11 others with charges ami...

WHITEHALL

Austerity must be eased

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2017

Heather Jameson says that without the return of business rates or a solution to the social care c...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Chief resigns ahead of crunch hearing

By Mark Conrad | 20 June 2017

Bury MBC’s suspended chief executive, Mike Owen, resigned ahead of this week’s hearing into his h...

BUSINESS

It's time for a cultural shift in public sector procurement

By Mark Cook | 05 June 2017

Social impact cannot be achieved unless place-based organisations' role in the commissioning of p...

FINANCE

Council makes 'significant improvements'

By William Eichler | 01 June 2017

Inverclyde Council has made ‘significant improvements’ in its financial management and service de...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Poole and Bournemouth to work together

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 May 2017

Poole and Bournemouth Councils are planning to combine back office services as part of plans to s...

PAY

Boost for women in equal pay fight

By Dan Peters | 31 May 2017

Thousands of low paid women have been given permission to proceed with their equal pay claims aga...

LEGAL

Thurrock rapped over failed court case

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2017

A council that tried to prosecute a trio over allegations of a ‘very large scale fraud’ to genera...

FINANCE

'Commercial' shouldn't be a dirty word in health and care

By Simon Goacher | 30 May 2017

Only by addressing the commercial realities of new health and care partnerships can organisations...