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ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
By William Eichler | 14 October 2026
Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four years, according to Skills for Care’s latest annual report.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2026
Hammersmith & Fulham LBC leader and London Councils chair Cllr Stephen Cowan has called on every ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
By Dan Peters | 14 October 2026
Council chief executives have warned Whitehall that local authorities must be treated as equal pa...
LGA
LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is in talks with No10 North on developing a ‘strategic par...
PLANNING
Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has denied changes to planning delegation rules were ‘overridi...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation review nears completion
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Whitehall’s reorganisation review is nearing completion, local government minister Jim McMahon in...
SOCIAL CARE
Norfolk scraps sale of care LATCo
By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026
Norfolk CC’s Reform UK-led administration has scrapped plans it inherited from the previous Conse...
INTERVENTION
LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for ministers to be able to send failing counci...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
By Joe Lepper | 13 October 2026
Croydon LBC has pledged to be ‘clearer’ with children’s services providers ‘about what we want se...
SEND
SEND deficits to hit £10bn by 2028
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services are set to balloo...
HR
Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
By Paul Marinko | 12 October 2026
Manchester City Council’s chief executive has said the authority ‘won’t rest’ until ‘deeply conce...
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