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Derbyshire to appoint managing executive director for a year

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2020

Since 2017, three executive directors have effectively shared the role of chief executive at Derb...

PPE supply for care workers was 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2020

The social care sector was ‘left to fend for itself’ during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pand...

Exit pay cap legal proceedings begin

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2020

Council workers face an anxious wait as legal proceedings have been formally launched against the...

Portsmouth no longer taking in asylum seeking children

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2020

The council is providing support to three times its quota of children.

Surge support required for local test and trace

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2020

Council-run test and trace systems cannot entirely replace the national system, the Local Governm...

Watchdog mauls asylum system

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2020

Councils are being given little or no notice when asylum seekers are moved into their areas, a re...

'Challenges' remain despite Brexit funding

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2020

Concerns remain about the looming end of the Brexit transition period despite councils receiving ...

Councils uncovered COVID-19 figures error

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2020

An error in recording the location of COVID-19 cases has been rectified by Public Health England ...

LGA presses to move powers out of London

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2020

Moving powers from the capital to the regions is more important than moving civil servants, the c...

Care staff concerns as demand set to peak

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2020

Concerns have been voiced about staffing levels in children’s services as the COVID-19 second wav...