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ENERGY

Council energy supplier threatened with licence revocation

By Martin Ford | 02 October 2019

Nottingham City Council-owned Robin Hood Energy missed a deadline to pay watchdog Ofgem £9.4m.

FINANCE

Ministry grapples with planning performance

By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019

Ministry mandarins are attempting to work out how to measure councils’ planning performance befor...

FINANCE

North Yorkshire looking at care market to tackle 'rural premium'

By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019

The council is considering intervening in the local care market to tackle soaring costs.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon facing £9m asylum funding shortfall

By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019

Croydon LBC is heading for another financial hit this year as a result of a funding shortfall to ...

PEOPLE

New directors added in Newham restructure

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2019

Newham LBC has unveiled two new additions to its corporate management team.

THIRD SECTOR

Bristol mayor creates UK-first social investment scheme

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2019

Bristol’s mayor is hoping to mobilise the investment power of businesses to tackle the city’s cha...

FINANCE

Care provider to terminate 'unsustainable' contract

By Martin Ford | 27 September 2019

A social enterprise is to hand back an ‘unsustainable’ residential care contract to Bath & North ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Council reaches impasse with care provider over costs

By Martin Ford | 27 September 2019

Isle of Wight Council is at loggerheads with a care provider over mounting costs.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Northants commissioner quits

By Martin Ford | 26 September 2019

The commissioner appointed to oversee children’s services at Northamptonshire CC has resigned.

PEOPLE

Tributes to ex-leader following sudden death

By Martin Ford | 26 September 2019

The former leader of Islington LBC, Steve Hitchins, has died at the age of 68.

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