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Putting local resilience under the spotlight

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020

Views are mixed on how local resilience forums have performed during the COVID-19 emergency. Have...

Jenrick: Government will not pick up the bill for everything

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has warned the sector that the Government will not pick up t...

PPE: Sent to the wrong place, delayed and low quality

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

Supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being sent to the wrong location and arriving...

Shielding data finally shared with councils

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

Details of the extremely clinically vulnerable people identified in NHS patient data has finally ...

CIPFA: 17 years to work through council housing waiting list

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

It could take up to 17 years to re-house individuals and families on the waiting list for council...

Councils receive extra £617m funding to support small businesses

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

The Government has created a £615m discretionary fund for councils to help small businesses that ...

Seven councils freed from Care Act duties

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2020

Seven English councils have taken advantage of temporary changes that allow them to reduce their ...

Welsh care workers to receive £500 bonus

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2020

All care workers in Wales will receive a £500 payment in recognition of their work during the COV...

Council approves UK's first community municipal investment

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2020

West Berkshire Council voted last night to approve the UK’s first community municipal investment ...

Jenrick tells councils to pass cash to care providers

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has told councils to pass on government funding to care prov...