Employers offer 1.5% 'paltry' pay rise
May 14, 2021
Councils are facing a £279m increase to the national pay bill after offering 1.5m employees a 1.5% increase for 2021-22.
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EXCLUSIVE: High needs spending could 'bankrupt councils'
May 11, 2021
A senior finance director has warned that spending on high needs threatens to ‘bankrupt councils’ as local authorities queue up for a bail out.
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Grenfell inquiry hears of dire warnings before fire
May 14, 2021
Kensington and Chelsea LBC was warned of the dire consequences of a fire at Grenfell Tower years before the blaze that left 72 people dead.
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Council cuts top jobs to close funding gap
May 14, 2021
Two of Wyre Forest DC’s most senior officers are facing redundancy following a cost-cutting management review.
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Council ‘outraged’ by Unite decision to continue bin strike
May 14, 2021
Thurrock BC has said it is ‘outraged’ workers in its waste and recycling department have decided to continue to strike.
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Lack of social care plans could ‘destabilise’ reforms
May 14, 2021
Local authority leaders have warned that the absence of a long-term, fully funded plan for social care could destabilise other health and care reforms.
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More than 100 leisure centres could go bust, DCN warns
May 13, 2021
More than 100 leisure centres in England could go bust due to the coronavirus crisis, district councils have warned.
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Call for 'surge vaccine supplies' as Indian variant spreads
May 14, 2021
Local public health experts have asked the Government for ‘surge vaccine supplies’ amid anxiety over the spread of the Indian variant of coronavirus.
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EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG pushes ahead with exit pay data demands
May 11, 2021
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is pushing ahead with demanding data on exit payments from councils despite criticism of the proposals.
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