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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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In The MJ this week, we look at the mounting challenges facing the Government's hopes of 10,000 new homes coming from councils each year.

We also report on calls for MPs to mount a campaign for council funding by an LGA vice-president.

And an inquiry is launched into children's services funding, with Budget funding looks unlikely to cover councils' funding gaps.

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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Reorganisation, Reform and devolution

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2025

Change is rippling through local government, from structural reform and new combined authorities, to health integration and the push for financial sustainabi...

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Pulling councillors back on side on pensions

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2025

Communities secretary Steve Reed's announcement that councillors can re-enter the Local Government Pension Scheme is positive for all those interested in loc...

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Red flags and boiling frogs: a damning picture that the National Youth Strategy must fix

By Leigh Middleton | 22 September 2025

With the Government's National Youth Strategy due to be published, Leigh Middleton warns that without robust, detailed policy and investment 'we are on a pat...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Devolution in name only': Lib Dem Vikki Slade talks local government reform

By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2025

As the Lib Dems head to Bournemouth for their party conference, local government spokesperson Vikki Slade – the former leader of post-reorganisation Bournemo...

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