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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Department for Education 'must intervene earlier' in failing child protection
By Laura Sharman | 16 December 2016
The Government has been accused by MPs of being too slow to improve child protection services.
WHITEHALL
One in four LEPs 'not accountable to electorate'
By James Evison | 06 December 2016
One in four local enterprise partnerships admit they are not accountable to their local electorat...
WHITEHALL
Question mark over council cash as reserves start to dip
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016
Local government continues to face uncertainty over its financial future as the chancellor renewe...
FINANCE
DCLG 'complacent' over commercial risks
By James Evison | 18 November 2016
Central government ‘must do more’ to understand local authority finances and their impact on taxp...
WHITEHALL
DCLG must 'speed up' sale of public land to build new homes
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 November 2016
An influential group of MPs has warned several Whitehall departments, including the DCLG, have a ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
No 'clever fix from centre' for failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...
WHITEHALL
Councils defend Troubled Families work
By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2016
Local authorities have rushed to defend the Government’s under-fire Troubled Families programme d...
HEALTH
Government shows 'striking poverty of ambition'
By William Eichler | 22 July 2016
The Government shows a ‘striking poverty of ambition’ on hospital discharge delays, MPs have said.
FINANCE
Lib Dems claim Northern Powerhouse is 'smoke and mirrors'
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 July 2016
The Government’s Northern Powerhouse agenda is nothing more than ‘smoke and mirrors,’ the Lib Dem...
FINANCE
Capital spend warning for councils
By Tom Bridge | 15 June 2016
Auditors have warned the risks from shifting council investment in capital programmes must be bet...
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