16 h. ago Council tasked with helping Tameside out of special measures hit with own damning Ofsted report

Failures have been found in the children's services department of both the Greater Manchester local authorities

Events

2 w. ago South Ayrshire chaos continues unabated as Chief Executive resigns over procurement scandal

In private, it was decided that former chief executive of Argyll and Bute and South Lanarkshire Council, Cleland Sneddon, will be tasked with steadying the South Ayrshire ship.

Events

3 w. ago Care home where relative said loved one 'often smelt of urine' put into special measures

Inspectors found the home was not safe - with damaged wardrobes, floors and radiators set to a dangerous temperature

Politics

3 w. ago There was a toxic legacy of bullying, but things are changing

Their children's services was put in special measures back in 2023 after a watchdog found 'serious failures'

Events

4 w. ago Failure to collect ethnicity data on grooming gangs has been a ‘bloody disaster’, Baroness Casey fumes

The author of a damning report also hit out at Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, saying she was ‘disappointed’ by the Conservatives’ response to her review of the scandal

Events

4 w. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

Society

4 w. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

Society