Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 21 June 2017
Council »
Council’s online systems to be shut down for a day 
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 5 Jan
ACCESS to Dudley Council’s online services are set to be disrupted next week as the local authority’s systems undergo maintenance.
New car park opens in time for festive shopping
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 25 Nov
New car park opens in time for festive shopping...
Charity Christmas wishes for loved ones
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 25 Nov
Charity Christmas wishes for loved ones...
People to have their say on multi million pound Big Question
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 25 Nov
People to have their say on multi million pound Big Question...
Housing issues to be discussed with Dudley Council at April’s TRA meetings
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 3 Apr
A SERIES of tenants and residents association meetings (TRAs) are being held across Dudley borough during April.
Funds available for community groups at local forums
Dudley News: Council noticeboard 14 Mar
COMMUNITY groups are set to benefit from grants of up to £5,000 which Dudley Council is making available through its public forums.
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FixMyStreet »
Illegal parking, 20th June
FixMyStreet: Dudley 20 Jun
We have a narrow street, but one side is used for parked cars, but as more cars are in the street there is less space for parking, so now they have not only taking to blocking blind corners which had a white line painted which indicated not...
Neighbours using grass verge as personal car park, 17th June
FixMyStreet: Dudley 17 Jun
The residents and guests of 14 Rosemoor Drive, Brierley Hill, DY5 3NS park on the grass verge that is directly opposing their driveway, which has caused deep gouging in the mud, the edging to be completely worn away and the natural wildflowers...
Cars blocking pavement, 15th June
Cars always parked on brow off hill., 15th June
FixMyStreet: Dudley 15 Jun
Cars always parked on brow off hill.
Workmen doing work on one of the Victorian houses have just dumped this in the pavement where people walk, causing an obstruction,next to the busy main road where several accidents have happened., 12th June
FixMyStreet: Dudley 12 Jun
This has been dumped on the pavement since Wednesday 7 June by workmen.
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Freedom of information requests »
Permanent Staffing
FOI request: Dudley MBC 20 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Tony Wilson on 20 June 2017 .
Permanent Recruitment
FOI request: Dudley MBC 16 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Sarah Jones on 16 June 2017 .
Permanent Recruitment
FOI request: Dudley MBC 16 Jun
Request sent to Dudley Council by Sarah Jones on 16 June 2017 .
Head of Service ORG Chart
FOI request: Dudley MBC 15 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Helen Carver on 15 June 2017 .
Children’s Services Fostering Numbers
FOI request: Dudley MBC 15 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Richard Chandler on 15 June 2017 .
Permanent Staffing
FOI request: Dudley MBC 13 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Tony Wilson on 13 June 2017 .
Permanent Staffing
FOI request: Dudley MBC 13 Jun
Request sent to Dudley Council by Tony Wilson on 13 June 2017 .
Dudley social services organisational chart
FOI request: Dudley MBC 12 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Taylor on 12 June 2017 .
Children’s Services Fostering Numbers
FOI request: Dudley MBC 12 Jun
Response by Dudley Council to Richard Chandler on 12 June 2017 .
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NHS »
Dudley CCG Annual General Meeting
Dudley CCG 19 Jun
Members of the public are invited to learn more about our year by attending Dudley CCG’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Hot weather on the way
Dudley CCG 16 Jun
Dudleymay experience weather hot enough to trigger heat health alerts over the next few days, according to Met Office forecasts.
Dudley CCG Launches MCP Contract Procurement
Dudley CCG 13 Jun
Dudley CCG has launched the procurement process for a Multispecialty Community Provider (MCP), advertising for qualified providers interested in running the new organisation, responsible for providing health and other related services to people...
Dudley CCG Invites Public to attend Board Meeting
Dudley CCG 28 Apr
Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group is holding its Board meeting next week and members of the public are invited to attend.
Wellness Centre Set to Open in Brierley Hill
Dudley CCG 20 Apr
A new wellness centre aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Dudley is set to open this month.
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Westminster »
Cycling: Capital Investment | Department for Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 21 Jul
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on preparing the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy for England.
Islamic State: Christianity | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Written Answers
TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 20 Jul
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect Christians from persecution by Islamic State.
Iraq: Islamic State | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Written Answers
TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 20 Jul
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on reports that Islamic State has taken over the city of Quaragosh in Iraq; and if he will make a statement...
Recorders | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers
TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 16 Jul
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of part-time fee-earning recorders who worked in courts in each of the last five years.
Iran: Nuclear Deal | Oral Answers to Questions – Prime Minister | Commons debates
TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 15 Jul
The Foreign Secretary has kept his promise not to do a bad deal, but only because he has done an absolutely terrible one.
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LocalGov blogs »
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Breaking in a new generation of public speakers
21 Jun 17
Creative writer Lucy Carey discusses a new peer-led initiative we’ve been developing at GDS to usher more women towards the podium – Break into Public Speaking.
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Emergency response: what went wrong at Grenfell Tower? Melanie Henwood
21 Jun 17
All emergency situations are different, but the response to the tower block fire has exposed huge failings in both central and local government Since the catastrophic fire at Grenfell Tower there has been mounting criticism of the government…
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Grenfell Tower is a terrible betrayal of human rights | Leilani Farha
21 Jun 17
The tragic fire remains a symbol of what has gone wrong in housing for poor people, despite my warnings to the UK government not to ignore human rights In 2013 my predecessor, Raquel Rolnik, the UN-appointed special rapporteur on the right…
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At least 750 Whitehall policy experts to relocate to Brexit departments
21 Jun 17
Memos indicate no extra resources for process, with head of civil service asking senior staff to prepare for quick move Sir Jeremy Heywood , the cabinet secretary, is planning to relocate at least 750 policy experts from across Whitehall to…
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Progress on digital government 'painfully slow'
20 Jun 17
A new report argues the digitisation of government and public services is happening too slowly in the UK. Published today by the Institute for Government, Improving the management of digital government says that appointing a minister responsible…
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A Changemaking Vision for Local Government
20 Jun 17
At a time of intense financial pressures and when central government’s mind is on other things, many are asking themselves where local government goes next. In a think-piece launching NLGN’s new vision, Adam Lent and Jessica Studdert call …
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Why I swapped the global for the local
20 Jun 17
This week, Richard Nelmes joined the NLGN team as Head of Network, following almost a decade at the United Nations Association. The United Nations is a global body of 193 countries that was created with the express purpose of preventing a …
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Strategic writing, strategic reading
19 Jun 17
Things have been a bit quiet round here for a while. The list of posts which have been started continues to lengthen. The list of posts which have been finished and published remains rather stuck. One reason for that is that I have been spending…
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Viewpoint: Universities in the London ecosystem – completing the puzzle
14 Jun 17
Jane Glanville, CEO, London Higher explains how London universities and local authorities can work together to create public value – and invites you to be part of the discussion.