London Councils eyes call to axe social care precept

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2023

London Councils is preparing to call for the social care precept to be replaced with an ‘appropriate and sufficient mechanism’ for funding delivery.

Officers pointed out in a report to the latest meeting of London Councils’ leaders’ committee that the ability of boroughs to raise council tax did not ‘reflect social care need’.

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