Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

MPs call on Westminster to give more Brexit support to councils

The government must address the “significant risks” that Brexit poses to local government, MPs have... Read more
Councils ‘need extra funds for home-schooling registers’

Local authorities would need “appropriate funding” to hold registers for home-schooled children, an... Read more
Government takes back control of Birmingham prison

The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has... Read more
Welsh Audit Office releases ‘most ambitious’ annual plan

The Welsh Audit Office annual plan is its “most ambitious” yet, the watchdog’s chair has said.
Government draws up knife crime prevention strategy

Local authorities and teachers will form part of a ‘multi-agency’ approach to tackle knife crime,... Read more
Millions of children ‘living in poverty’, figures show

Thirty per cent of the UK’s children - 4.1 million – are living on less than 60% of the current... Read more
English councils ‘not using rogue landlord powers’

English councils are failing to use statutory powers to penalise rogue landlords in the private... Read more
Second-hand clothes seller jailed for Grenfell fraud

A man has been jailed for fraudulently claiming more than £47,000 of support intended for victims... Read more
Northants commissioner: Council still has a long way to go

Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and... Read more
Labour research reveals NHS workforce issues

More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010, according to research by the Labour Party.

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