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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...

Supreme Court blocks Whitehall pensions interference

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Government attempts to prevent councils boycotting Israel through their pension schemes have been...

IFS: Council tax ripe for reform in Wales

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Council tax in Wales is ‘ripe for reform’ with bills now based on property values from 17 years a...