Watchdog warns care services face a 'tsunami of unmet need'
October 22, 2021
There could be a 'tsunami' of people not having the care they need unless action is taken to address staff shortages in social care, a watchdog said today.
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Pressure rises on Gove to build social housing
October 19, 2021
Pressure was this week mounting on new housing secretary Michael Gove to ramp up the building of social homes amid predictions of growing homelessness.
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Study raises concern over availability and price of children’s care
October 22, 2021
Local authorities are being forced to put children in unsuitable accommodation due to a shortage of decent placements, a study has found.
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Sector ‘right to be concerned’ about levelling up
October 21, 2021
Local government should be wary of the contents of the levelling up White Paper, a think-tank has warned.
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District expectations tempered for Spending Review
October 21, 2021
The District Councils’ Network annual conference has heard reforms to local government finance are not expected in the short-term.
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Place making and net-zero 'key tenets' in planning reforms
October 22, 2021
Place making, net-zero and good design will be priorities for the Government's planning reforms, a top mandarin has said.
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Forbes: We need a new crime to tackle rising abuse
October 21, 2021
The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour group has called for the intimidation and harassment of public officials to be made a specific crime.
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Gove: My most exciting job yet
October 21, 2021
New communities secretary Michael Gove has argued that the renaming of his department is a ‘sign of confidence in local government’.
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Gove: Planning reform not off the agenda
October 21, 2021
New housing secretary Michael Gove has warned councillors that the idea of reforming the planning system was ‘not at all’ of the agenda.
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