Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Private placements delivering worse children’s care, experts say

Despite official guidelines, 43% of all children in care are currently being placed out of the area
Met to reduce response to health calls

Proposals to limit the response to emergency mental health calls will save “well over” 10,000... Read more
Bristol schools deficit a ‘huge financial risk’

Bristol City Council could be forced to issue a section 114 notice in future years if it is unable... Read more
‘Dearth of data’ limiting levelling up knowledge

Insufficient data means the government has no understanding of what departments and combined... Read more
Workforce concerns risk progress on Scottish court backlogs

The Scottish government will fail to capitalise on early progress to reduce criminal backlogs... Read more
Children’s care reforms lack ‘scale and ambition’, Lords say

The failure to adopt radical and fully funded long term children’s care reforms represents a “... Read more
Government appoints commissioners at Woking

Huge debt and growing risks mean the authority needs extraordinary help, the government says.
Gove greenlights freeport probe

The government has commissioned an independent review into a regional development project in... Read more
Concern raised over pension fund managers’ ‘short-term’ approach to climate

Votes at oil and gas AGMs could go against long-term interests if emissions goals are missed.
Contract dispute puts Scottish care homes at risk

The inability for Scottish councils to afford an improved pay offer for care workers is putting... Read more

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