Council and democracy news

• Facing the cuts, delivering Rotherhams priorities - Rotherham Council budget proposals released

  Published on Friday, 20th February 2015

  Rotherham Council is pledging to do more to protect children and young people in the town and to preserve the council services people value most in their upcoming budget.

• Licensing Board meeting cancelled

  Published on Monday, 9th February 2015

  A meeting to discuss proposed changes to Rotherham's taxi licensing regulations has been cancelled in light of the recent government report.

• Resignations of councillors

  Published on Thursday, 5th February 2015

  Two further Cabinet member resignations have been announced today.

• Statement from Jan Ormondroyd, Interim Chief Executive

  Published on Thursday, 5th February 2015

  Statement from Jan Ormondroyd, Interim Chief Executive.

• Council response to the Louise Casey report

  Published on Wednesday, 4th February 2015

  The Council has issued the following statement in response to today's report:

• Resignation of Paul Lakin

  Published on Wednesday, 4th February 2015

  Cllr Paul Lakin has confirmed his resignation as Leader of Rotherham Borough Council with immediate effect. He will also stand down as local councillor for Rotherham’s Valley Ward.

• Corporate Governance Inspection Report - Cabinet Statement

  Published on Wednesday, 4th February 2015

  Louise Casey’s report on her inspection in Rotherham has been published.

• Rotherham Leader calls on MP to help signpost support services for CSE victims

  Published on Thursday, 29th January 2015

  The Leader of Rotherham Borough Council today called on anyone who is in contact with victims of child sexual exploitation in the town to encourage them to use the services set up to support them.

• Rotherham councillors to consider future support for Magna

  Published on Thursday, 29th January 2015

  Councillors in Rotherham will consider further financial support for Magna to safeguard local jobs – but only if an urgent independent review of the trust’s future business viability is carried out.

• Statement from Cllr Paul Lakin, Leader of the Council

  Published on Saturday, 18th October 2014

  Response to the publication today (October 18) of the Home Affairs Committee Report

• Improvement Board membership announced

  Published on Thursday, 25th September 2014

  Details of a partnership board set up to steer further improvement by the Council following the publication of the Alexis Jay report have been announced.

• Statement regarding Joyce Thacker

  Published on Friday, 19th September 2014

  Statement from Rotherham Borough Council regarding Joyce Thacker:

• New Cabinet Arrangements

  Published on Friday, 12th September 2014

  Cllr Paul Lakin, Leader of Rotherham Borough Council has announced the Council’s new Cabinet, after it was formally dissolved at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 10 September 2014.

• Statement from Cllr Paul Lakin

  Published on Thursday, 11th September 2014

  Statement delivered by Cllr Paul Lakin, Leader of the Council, at a meeting of the Council on Wednesday 10 September 2014:

• Statement from Martin Kimber

  Published on Monday, 8th September 2014

  Martin Kimber is to step down as Chief Executive of Rotherham Borough Council.

• Statement from Martin Kimber

  Published on Thursday, 28th August 2014

  Statement from Martin Kimber, RMBC Chief Executive, regarding Joyce Thacker, RMBC Strategic Director for Children, Young People and Families

• Statement from Joyce Thacker

  Published on Thursday, 28th August 2014

  Statement from Joyce Thacker, RMBC Strategic Director for Children, Young People and Families

• Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation

  Published on Tuesday, 26th August 2014

  The Council's response to the Independent Inquiry from Alexis Jay:

• Statement from Cllr Roger Stone

  Published on Tuesday, 26th August 2014

  Today’s publication of Alexis Jay’s inquiry report has highlighted historic failings by Rotherham Borough Council and its partners in tackling the scourge that is child sexual exploitation.

• New Mayor elected

  Published on Thursday, 3rd July 2014

  Cllr John Foden was elected Mayor of Rotherham for 2014/15 at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday 2 July.

• Council to plough savings back into services

  Published on Thursday, 19th June 2014

  The Council continues to tackle the ongoing financial challenges faced by local government – reporting an underspend on last year’s budget which will be ploughed back into services.

• A new era for local government as Council sets budget

  Published on Thursday, 27th February 2014

  Frontline services will be protected as ‘as far as possible,’ resources will be targeted to help those most in need and communities will be encouraged to do more for themselves.