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'Social care needs you', retired care workers told

By William Eichler | 26 March 2020

Council chiefs urge retired care workers to return to work in order to boost an over-stretched so...

Glasgow seeks 1,500 voluntary redundancies

By William Eichler | 24 March 2020

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is offering voluntary redundancies to its staff in ord...

Homeless families need more coronavirus protection, charity says

By William Eichler | 20 March 2020

Families in temporary accommodation should be provided with better protection against coronavirus...

Devon CC's children's services criticised for 'serious failures'

By William Eichler | 19 March 2020

Ofsted has found ‘serious failures’ in services for young people in Devon.

Yorkshire council criticises Ofsted rating based on 'short inspection visit'

By William Eichler | 16 March 2020

A local authority in Yorkshire has said it is ‘disappointed’ by an Ofsted rating of its children’...

Budget 2020: £5bn emergency fund to fight coronavirus

By William Eichler | 11 March 2020

The Government has promised to deliver a £5bn emergency fund to help manage the extra pressures t...

Council leaders call for domestic abuse funding boost

By William Eichler | 03 March 2020

Local authority leaders have welcomed the re-introduction of a Bill aimed to protect victims of d...

Commission calls for action plan

By William Eichler | 02 March 2020

A comprehensive review of economic decline and social division has called for a ‘large-scale, com...

Extra cash as Government announces rough sleeping review

By William Eichler | 02 March 2020

The Government has announced an extra £236m to help get rough sleepers off the street and will le...

Jenrick announces £49bn funding package for councils

By William Eichler | 25 February 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed a multi-million pound funding package for...