NEWS

Significant improvement in children’s services in Cumbria

Ofsted inspectors have reported that all services for children provided by Cumbria County Council have improved significantly.....read more

Government is ‘shifting the burden’ of cuts to struggling families

The Labour party has accused the government of ‘attempting to shift the burden’ of local government cuts onto struggling families.....read more

New legal protections from rogue parking firms

The government will support new legislation to protect drivers from unscrupulous private parking operators.....read more

Wales to lower voting age in electoral reform plans

Under plans to modernise elections in Wales, those aged 16 and 17 could soon be able to cast their vote in council elections.....read more

Rotherham children's services 'transformed' since abuse scandal

Ofsted has given Rotherham Council an overall ‘Good’ rating in its latest inspection, following on from its child sexual exploitation scandal.....read more

FEATURES

Driving towards a greener fleet future

Dundee has been described as ‘leading the way’ with its electrical vehicle infrastructure making it one of the most EV-friendly places in the UK. Rebecca Wallace explains why.....read more

Improving people’s experiences of social care

Alice Maynard, chair of NICE's guideline committee, discusses new social care guidance and how to provide a positive care experience.....read more

EVENTS

The Franchise Show 2018

16 February, ExCeL, London
The franchise industry has recently boomed, and is now ripe with opportunities for franchise first-timers and for hardened business owners looking to expand their portfolio.....read more

Flood & Coast Conference & Exhibition 2018

20-22 March, Telford International Centre, Shropshire
Flood and Coast is 3-day conference and exhibition that advances the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management, resilience and response between government bodies and local authorities with business, infrastructure owners, delivery partners and affected communities.....read more

SPONSORS

ReACT

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Checkmate Fire

Quite simply, Checkmate Fire offer the best all-round passive fire protection service choice in the market, nationwide. We are fully, BRE/LPCB, third party accredited across a wide range of services. And, our dedicated team support you all the way, from planning to post-installation and all stages between.....read more

Klick2Contact

Delivering secure and outstanding customer experiences across any channel using secure payments, self-service and Omni-channel solutions. Crown Commercial Supplier Klick2Contact offers a complete solution suite.....read more

We are Lean and Agile

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Awesome Apps

The MoonRay 3D printer from Awesome Apps is now available in three models aimed at the rapid prototyping, dental and investment casting sectors. Based on the new DLP ultra violet technology these printers have a layer resolution of 20 microns and are available directly from a UK stock.....read more

OnePoll

OnePoll delivers online polling services, human insight and data analysis to strengthen communications across a variety of sectors. With a nationally representative in-house panel spanning across consumer and B2B markets with international access, OnePoll is trusted by the media and has generated over 100,000 headlines in the last decade.....read more

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