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CCN: Council cuts to reach £1bn

By Martin Ford | 20 September 2018

English county council spending and cuts to frontline services will amount to £1bn in the next fi...

Integration progress 'slower than anticipated'

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

Progress on health and social care integration has been ‘much slower than anticipated,’ senior co...

Capacity stretched at 'can do' council

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

Capacity at a ‘can do’ council is stretched and staff are under real pressure, a Local Government...

Whitehall demands in-year cuts to improvement programme

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

The sector’s ability to respond to crises such as a care provider failure could be hit after Whit...

EXCLUSIVE: Districts facing pressure over LEPs

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

Government officials have warned district councils could be lumped into local enterprise partners...

May to announce £2bn for social housing

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

The Government is to announce a £2bn investment to increase the provision of affordable housing.

LGA in New Homes Bonus warning

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2018

Government plans to raise the 0.4% threshold for the New Homes Bonus (NHB) in 2019/20 risks ‘putt...

Powys faces 'long improvement journey'

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2018

Powys CC has ‘much more to do’ to improve its children’s services, senior councillors have been t...

Councils facing Microsoft price hike

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2018

Some councils are facing Microsoft price increases of up to 100%, The MJ understands.

LGA in last-ditch warning over rule changes

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2018

Smith Square has warned that planned accounting rule changes could force councils to unnecessaril...