CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Stop trying to explain away poor performance

By Abdool Kara | 01 August 2018

The sector needs to be more open and honest about poor performance, writes Abdool Kara.

WHITEHALL

MHCLG to consider financial sustainability ahead of Spending Review

By Dan Peters | 23 July 2018

Marsham Street will embed its local authority sustainability tool in its preparations for next ye...

WHITEHALL

LGA in Universal Credit plea

By Mark Conrad | 16 July 2018

Smith Square has urged ministers to work closer with councils to ease financial uncertainties hou...

BUSINESS

NAO to reinforce external auditing

By Dan Peters | 09 July 2018

The National Audit Office (NAO) is to reinforce the importance of external auditor reporting afte...

WHITEHALL

Minister apologises for misleading MPs over Universal Credit

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2018

A minister has been forced to apologise for misleading MPs over the rollout of Universal Credit (...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

'Serious political leadership' needed for health and social care integration

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2018

Barriers to greater integration of health and social care have been highlighted by the the Nation...

SOCIAL CARE

Health and social care inequality 'holding back integration'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2018

Social care must be treated as an equal partner of the NHS if integration is to succeed, a report...

FINANCE

Morse to maintain audit standards

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2018

National Audit Office chief Sir Amyas Morse has insisted he will not lower the standards expected...

WHITEHALL

Double standards?

By Piali Das Gupta | 20 June 2018

When it comes to improving public services, what’s good for local government should be good for c...

WHITEHALL

DWP under fire over Universal Credit

By Patrick O’Brien | 14 June 2018

Auditors have heavily criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the design and im...

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Legal Services Manager & Deputy Monitoring Officer

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Assistant Director of Streetscene, Community Safety and Enforcement

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