Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Northamptonshire councils to be merged

The government has approved plans to replace eight Northamptonshire councils with two unitaries.
More freedom urged over councils’ finances

A reconfigured relationship between central and local government is needed to prevent Britain “... Read more
Agency calls for £2.7bn investment to combat organised crime

The UK needs £2.7bn to tackle the “chronic and corrosive” blight of organised crime, the National... Read more
Carillion's ‘relationship with auditors too comfortable’

Ninety-three per cent of construction industry suppliers think the relationship between the ill-... Read more
MHCLG oversight of local authority governance 'reactive and ill-informed'

There is a complete lack of transparency over the government’s handling of local authorities... Read more
Report urges prevention rather than cure in public health spending

The time is right for a “system-wide rethink” on public health investment, CIPFA has said.
Inner London authorities ‘hit hardest by budget cuts’

London council budgets have fallen by 17% over the past eight years, think-tank analysis has found.
Authorities given duty to support domestic abuse survivors

Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has... Read more
Ministers urged to extend apprenticeship deadline

The government has been urged to extend this month’s deadline for businesses to claim the... Read more
Funding cuts ‘punish colleges’

Sixth-forms and colleges are the biggest losers in education funding having endured cuts double... Read more

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