Rachel Willcox

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Finance team capacity and outdated system slowing Thurrock’s progress

Thurrock Council has been given the go ahead to recruit a chief executive after commissioners... Read more
Councils call for a role in Fair Pay Agreement negotiations

Councils are demanding to have more say in ongoing negotiations over wages and terms for care... Read more
Watchdog publishes checklist for Welsh capital projects to ‘reflect and improve’

A lack of visibility over how capital spending is helping Welsh councils and the Welsh Government... Read more
Economies of scale and technology underpin policing overhaul

A review into dramatically reducing the number of police forces in England and Wales... Read more
More to do to secure timely and robust government reporting, finds NAO

The National Audit Office has hailed progress made in addressing delays to the publication of... Read more
Home Office beefs up contract management capability in response to critical report

The Home Office says it has taken steps to strengthen its contract management capabilities in its... Read more
Government brings AI experts to Whitehall in hope of rewiring public services

The government will appoint a raft of AI specialists into the heart of Whitehall, claiming doing so... Read more
AI is changing the fraud risks facing public sector organisations

AI is powering both fraudsters and anti-fraud efforts. Each brings new risks to public sector... Read more
Workforce planning failures thwart Scottish policing modernisation, auditors warn

Policing in Scotland has been slow to implement effective changes to modernise how it operates,... Read more
MPs call for urgent action to reverse child health outcomes

A House of Commons report has called for urgent government action after warning that youngsters in... Read more

Pages

Top