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MPs tell department to 'get a grip' on SEND

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020

The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a grip on mounting pressure in the special educa...

WHITEHALL

Leisure providers at 'crisis point' - LGA

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020

Leisure providers are at a ‘crisis point’ as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, English and We...

FINANCE

LGA 'rapidly refocuses' improvement work

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020

The Local Government Association (LGA) has ‘rapidly refocused’ its improvement work to help counc...

PUBLIC HEALTH

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

HEALTH

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 ...

BUSINESS

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...

BUSINESS

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 ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

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 ...

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