Sustained improvement for Birmingham’s children’s services Sustained improvement for Birmingham’s children’s services An Ofsted inspection has judged children’s social care services in Birmingham as ‘requires improvement to be good’.
Housing sales expected to fall amid ‘downbeat’ outlook Housing sales expected to fall amid ‘downbeat’ outlook Hosuing experts expect house sales to fall in the next three months, with the housing market outlook recorded as the worst for 20 years.
Community-led housing in London receives £38m Community-led housing in London receives £38m A new £38 million fund for community-led housing has been launched to enable Londoners to play a leading role in building new affordable homes.
Updated proposals for a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford Updated proposals for a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published updated proposals for a Zero Emission Zone in the city centre.
Norfolk County Council’s SEN provision criticised Norfolk County Council’s SEN provision criticised The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Norfolk County Council’s provision for children with SEN following two investigations.
Local flood management consultation begins Local flood management consultation begins James Brokenshire has welcomed a consultation on increasing local funding for flood and coastal erosion management and is keen to hear ideas.
‘Rebalanced' deal pledged for schools in tough areas ‘Rebalanced' deal pledged for schools in tough areas A proposed new inspection framework is seeking to rebalance the process to make sure that young people receive the best teaching possible.
Oversight of the local gov system needs improving Oversight of the local gov system needs improving The government must improve its oversight of the local governance system to help councils cope with increasing pressures, says NAO.
£5m sought to balance books in East Sussex £5m sought to balance books in East Sussex Financially-struggling East Sussex County Council has revealed plans to make savings of £5.1 million to deliver a balanced budget in 2019-20.
Clean Air Strategy consultation for Birmingham Clean Air Strategy consultation for Birmingham Birmingham City Council wants to launch a ‘Clean Air Strategy for the City of Birmingham’ which goes beyond its legal duties to tackle air pollution.
