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Nottinghamshire to return to reorganisation proposals

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020

Controversial proposals for the reorganisation of local government in Nottinghamshire have resurf...

Judge highlights Haringey safeguarding failures

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020

A London borough has defended its social care service following scathing criticism from a High Co...

'Golden opportunity' to end rough sleeping

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020

The Government has been urged to commit £100m to councils in a bid to end rough sleeping in England.

Call to release 'trapped' troubled families funding

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020

Bureaucracy threatens to hold up cash needed to support vulnerable children, the County Councils ...

Concerns raised over care home residents' human rights

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been asked to look into the treatment of people in c...

Watchdog urges faster improvement at Argyll and Bute

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020

The council has been told it must ‘significantly increase’ the pace of improvement by the Account...

Asylum housing to be sourced outside of dispersal scheme

By Martin Ford | 31 March 2020

Asylum seekers could be housed in local authority areas that have not signed up to the dispersal ...

Local government pay summit to go ahead

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2020

Negotiators hope to keep local government pay discussions on track despite the difficulties posed...

Hancock writes to 'brilliant' care workers

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock has published a letter to care workers to thank them for ‘going the...

Manchester to create housing company

By Martin Ford | 27 March 2020

Manchester City Council is to create its own development company in a bid to meet ambitious housi...