MPs in waste clarity call
December 1, 2023
England’s town halls cannot prepare for forthcoming waste reforms – including procurement - until ministers provide certainty over the impact on council coffers, MPs have warned.
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Committee calls for Government action on council debt chasing
December 1, 2023
Councils have been found to use ‘heavy-handed’ tactics to chase council tax debts, according to a report by MPs.
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Nottingham issues s114 notice
November 29, 2023
Nottingham City Council has issued a section 114 notice after failing to deliver a balanced budget for the current financial year.
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New chief executive to take over at Cheshire East
November 30, 2023
Cheshire East Council is expected to appoint Rob Polkinghorne as its new permanent chief executive.
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NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements
November 30, 2023
The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling costs of private placements for children, a minister said today.
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NCASC: Social care 'doing a good job' getting investment
November 30, 2023
Those working in adult social care are ‘already doing a very good job at getting investment and commitments to reform’, according to government minister Helen Whately.
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Home Office admits 'more we can and need to do'
November 30, 2023
More needs to be done to share data and improve communications with councils, Home Office mandarins have admitted.
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NCASC: Government must make 'some difficult decisions' on children's services
November 29, 2023
The Government must make ‘some difficult decisions’ if it is ‘not able or willing’ to provide funding to meet the financial pressures in children’s services, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has said.
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Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs
November 30, 2023
Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the long-term funding of social care, shadow minister Andrew Gwynne has said.
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