Scandal-hit Rotherham Council spent £16m on agency staff

More than £16m was spent on agency social work staff by Rotherham Council in the wake of the 2014 Jay Report into child sexual exploitation in the town. Figures obtained by the BBC show its annual spend, which was £1.5m … Continue reading →

Jolly good tales?

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Tales from the Town Hall have published this piece about Rotherham Council troughing. Please click on image to view in full:

Children’s Centres – Have RMBC missed something?

THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACT FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF PRE-SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SERVICES BY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILS BACKGROUND The Equality Act 2010 sets out the duties of local authorities to have regard to the elimination of … Continue reading →

So who did vote to close the children’s centres? – Addendum

Lots of contributors on this site have accused the Labour Party of hypocrisy in closing children’s centres by accepting the new budget and that’s fair enough, they certainly appear hypocritical. They’re not the only ones though. As an old school … Continue reading →

So who did vote to close Children’s Centres?

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You might be forgiven for thinking that labour councillors have taken the most hypocritical attitude, to the closure of a large number of children’s centres right across Rotherham? You would be right! There has been a pretence, by many that … Continue reading →

Cynicism On Display?

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The page below was brought to Rothpols attention by an observant reader. Thought others might appreciate the cynicism on display, click on image to read the whole RMBC article:

Councillors pensions to be axed!

The Daily Mail brings us news of another ‘scam’ being brought to an end: End of the pensions ‘gravy train’ for councillors: Axing officials’ perk to save taxpayers £7million a year  More than 4,500 qualify for guaranteed pensions based on … Continue reading →

Incensed at the SureStart Closures?

If you are incensed at the SureStart Closures? Don’t know how to show it? Join the protest against the cuts, due to take place tomorrow outside Rotherham Town Hall at 10 am. Everyone welcome! Previously: Save our SureStart Centres

South Yorkshire Digital Region closure looming!

  thinkbroadband seem to have broken this tale of the disaster that Digital Region has become: South Yorkshire Digital Region closure looming  has become Tuesday 18 February 2014 10:30:14 by Andrew Ferguson Users of the Digital Region network in South … Continue reading →

Children’s Centre Closure Consultation Starts

The consultation starts today at one pm: RMBC Children’s Centre Consultation See previous post: Thirteen Rotherham children’s centres facing axe Understand this announcement was botched! The link went live at one am? So everyone learned through the internet first, that they … Continue reading →