Report calls for fire safety talks
The deaths of a number of firefighters since 2004 could have been prevented if risk assessments and good practice had been followed, according to...
More needs to be done to prevent child abuse
Chairman of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board Alan Coe said more needed to be done to prevent child neglect and organised sex abuse in the...
London council cracks down on empty properties
Buy-to-leave homeowners may face fines and even prison sentences for buying properties and leaving them vacant under new measures introduced by Islington Council.
Growing numbers...
Streamlining local government
Research shows that Buckinghamshire’s local government system would see savings of £20m a year by restructuring to one council, if politicians are brave enough...
A strong focus on internationalisation
Studying abroad can have great benefits to students, and here the Danish Agency for Higher Education details how the Danish government has launched an...
York Council uses tool to help families
A new tool which identifies the complex needs of vulnerable families has been launched in York.
The City of York Council's Family Focus Team has...
Council leading the way in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Country Council details how it is recruiting leaders of tomorrow and its success in training and retraining staff.
Alison Bulman is living proof that...
Economic Development It’s about place making
For those involved at a strategic level in economic development, place making as a tool is not new but its time is certainly now...
Council may cut funding for abuse helpline
Oxfordshire County Council has announced it is reviewing whether or not to scrap funding for a number of services, including a domestic abuse helpline.
Oxfordshire...
500 council staff take voluntary redundancy
More than 500 staff working at Wolverhampton City Council have been granted voluntary redundancy.
Wolverhampton City Council has announced that more than 500 people working...
Wirral libraries are under threat
Wirral Council will consider plans to seek help from volunteers to prevent the closure of library sites throughout the borough.
Wirral Borough Council's cabinet is...
Thousands of children missing from council care
5,000 children have disappeared from council care over the past two years, according to figures.
Figures revealed under the Freedom of Information Act show that...
Challenges remain for local economic growth
Aileen Murphie, Director at the National Audit Office examines the government’s latest local economic growth initiatives and how they are performing.
The government’s plan for...
Rotherham praised for revival of high street
Rotherham has been praised by government as an example of how high streets can be rejuvenated.
High Streets Minister, Brandon Lewis and retail expert Mary...
A reformed opinion
The Pensions Regulator gives thought on the pension reforms and how they will impact public services pension schemes.
The Pensions Regulator was given an expanded...
Opportunity knocks
Annys Darkwa, Managing Director of Vision Housing explains the need for more housing to help re-offenders integrate back into the community
Tougher rules to support missing children
The government has announced new rules for when children go missing from home or care.
Unveiled by the Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson –...