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SOCIAL CARE

Care services near 'breaking point'

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021

Councils in Wales have warned soaring demand and staff shortages have begun to impact on care ser...

SOLACE

Call for fair funding for Scottish councils

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021

Councils should not have their ‘hands tied’ by funding constraints, the Scottish Government has b...

LONDON COUNCILS

Call to boost council housebuilding powers

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021

Housebuilding in London needs to be doubled to meet demand, according to new analysis from London...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Eden and Carlisle end joint chief arrangement

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2021

Eden DC and Carlisle City Council will no longer share chief executive Jason Gooding from the end...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief executive calls time on 40-year career

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2021

West Berkshire Council’s chief executive, Nick Carter, has retired after 16 years leading the org...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

New chief praises council's 'rebellious instinct'

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

Ashfield DC has announced Theresa Hodgkinson as their new chief executive officer.

DATA

Data project to aid pandemic recovery

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on local areas and potential for recovery has been set out in a new data p...

LEGAL

Campaigners head to court over care placements

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

Five local authorities are facing legal action over out-of-area accommodation for children in care.

FINANCE

'Significant inequities' in SEN funding exposed

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021

Differences of tens of millions in funding were found in areas with similar demographics, a repor...

BUSINESS

'Shameless' COVID fraudsters targeted 41 councils

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021

The actions of two companies that attempted to defraud dozens of councils out of COVID grants hav...

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