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APSE
Fuel prices to remain high for councils, APSE chief warns
By William Eichler | 05 May 2026
There is ‘no sign’ of the higher fuel prices reported over the last month ‘significantly dropping’, the chief executive of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) has warned councils.
FINANCE
Crude reckoning
By David Blackman | 05 May 2026
In the wake of the Iran-US conflict councils could be hit by a surge in inflation, insecurity of ...
PAY
Pay body could have 'unintended consequences'
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2026
The Government has been warned of ‘unintended consequences’ stemming from its proposed adult soci...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Playing the long game
By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2025
Cornwall’s approach to managing the cost of supporting working age adults has already started to ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Killian reveals ICB tensions
By Lee Peart | 04 December 2025
Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Joanna Killian has spoken of ‘tensions’ betwee...
NCASC
Counting care costs
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...
NCASC
NCASC: Hike in working age adults needing support is due to dysfunctional system
By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2025
A forty per cent hike in the number of working age people needing support by 2030 is the ‘predict...
NCASC
The Casey Commission: True stories that shift policy
By Jess McGregor | 26 November 2025
As the National Children and Adults Services Conference gets under way in Bournemouth today, Jess...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care fair pay 'unlikely to be sufficient'
By Martin Ford | 09 October 2025
Doubt has been cast on whether the adult social care fair pay agreement will have the impact clai...
POLITICS
New politics, new tensions
By Rob Whiteman | 02 September 2025
As Reform UK gathers this week for its annual conference, Rob Whiteman argues that with the party...
HEALTH
Fears of 'risk to life' as healthcare equipment maker on brink of collapse
By Lee Peart | 31 July 2025
Council leaders have warned of a a ‘devastating impact’ and ‘risk to life’ with a healthcare equi...
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