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PENSIONS

Pension funds' plea for employer help

By Martin Ford | 11 November 2020

An appeal has been made to local government employers to help pensions staff facing an administra...

COMMUNICATIONS

Councils demand post-lockdown role

By Martin Ford | 10 November 2020

The local government sector has said its involvement is key to the emergence from lockdown.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Building trust in test and trace

By Martin Ford | 10 November 2020

David Nabarro of the World Health Organisation says local capacity is the ‘mainstay’ for finding ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

National delays hold back local test and trace

By Martin Ford | 10 November 2020

Local test and trace teams are facing week-long delays in receiving data from the national system.

OFSTED

Ofsted warns of COVID impact on SEND support

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The pandemic has ‘seriously affected’ support for special educational needs an disabilities (SEND...

FINANCE

COVID volatility hits LGPS value

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The market value of the Local Government Pension Scheme plummeted by £15bn in the last financial ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Combined authority expansion halted by 'party politics'

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed t...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

COVID-19 pressures 'yet to emerge'

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The consequences of the pandemic for the sector may only become apparent in the years to come, th...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Plea for £1.6bn winter care funding

By Martin Ford | 06 November 2020

Social care directors have made an appeal to the Government for a new funding package.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Spike in child abuse

By Martin Ford | 06 November 2020

Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned of an increase in the number of child injuries and deaths unc...

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