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SEND system 'not working'

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2024

Educational outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have failed to improve over the last decade despite costs trebling, an independent report found today.

DEVOLUTION

Minister voices concern over districts' role in devolution

By Martin Ford | 18 July 2024

District councils should be handed a greater role in devolution talks, a minister has said.

POLITICS

Robbins gets Downing Street role

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2024

Head of the Local Government Association Labour Group office Pete Robbins had been drafted in to ...

PLANNING

Councils' concerns over planning overhaul

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2024

Councils have expressed reservations over the return of compulsory housebuilding targets announce...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA chair: Councils need to 'keep' up with new Government

By Paul Marinko | 10 July 2024

The Local Government Association's (LGA) new chair has emphasised the need for councils to show t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Bev Craig to lead LGA Labour group

By Mark Conrad | 08 July 2024

Manchester City Council leader, Cllr Bev Craig, has been confirmed as the new leader of the Labou...

GENERAL ELECTION

Councillors celebrate General Election success

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2024

A string of high-profile figures from the local government sector are celebrating victory in the ...

GENERAL ELECTION

Leaders call on Labour to act on social care

By Lee Peart | 05 July 2024

Local government leaders have called on Labour to act to save social care following the party's t...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fresh calls for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Backers of fiscal devolution have urged the government elected today to reconsider the policy des...

HOUSING

Authorities must get residents onboard to accept more housing

By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2024

Councils will need to get communities on board with more housing if Labour’s pledge to restore ma...

WHITEHALL

A new beginning for local government

By Dominic Campbell | 03 July 2024

On General Election day, Dominic Campbell issues a rallying cry to senior leaders in local public...

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