A local government workforce crisis is threatening vital services, English councils have warned.
It comes after a new Local Government Association (LGA) survey found more than nine in 10 councils were experiencing staff recruitment difficulties in at least one occupation and more than eight in 10 were experiencing retention difficulties in at least one occupation.
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