What do safety valve agreements mean for children with SEND?
Catriona Moore, policy manager at SEND legal advice charity IPSEA, looks at the impact of safety valve agreements on local SEND provision.
The pace of change for council finance
02/08/2011 Risk is being transferred from central to local government in the proposed changes to resourcing councils, says Paul Lankester |
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District View
10/11/2008 Life as a district council chief executive often serves up the unexpected. The recent furore surrounding investments meant a quick lesson in investment policy, practice, the financial markets and related subjects, was required. |
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District View
17/09/2008 Paul Lankester attend the first meeting of central government’s cabinet outside London since 1921. |
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District View
07/08/2008 Discussing my council’s financial position with politicians and residents often leads to comments such as, ‘Why can’t councils be run more like a business?’ |
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District View
13/05/2008 As I sit down and ponder the outcomes from the elections at the beginning of May, it is interesting to note how important member development has become for my council... |
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District View
02/04/2008 Working in local government brings with it its fair share of surprises, not least over bank holiday periods. And this Easter was no exception for Stratford on Avon DC... |
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District View
21/02/2008 Some people in district councils could be forgiven for fearing the worst when looking at the future, in light of recent government pronouncements... |
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Health & safety – not that again!
07/11/2007 Health and safety at work is something that does not normally set Chief Executives’ pulses racing, but has been in the news recently... |
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District View
05/10/2007 A lot of debate recently at meetings of Warwickshire Chief Executives has centred on the development of shared services... |
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District View
25/05/2007 In the aftermath of the election, with seven new members, Stratford DC’s staff and councillors are now heavily occupied with preparations for a CPA inspection in mid-June... |
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Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
