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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils win Right to Buy receipts extension
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020
Councils have won a six-month extension in which to spend receipts from Right to Buy (RtB) sales ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
IFS exposes impact of COVID-19 on different areas
By Heather Jameson | 15 June 2020
The balance of protecting public health and returning to economic activity varies from one area t...
FINANCE
Business rates grant money could be clawed back, says IFS
By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2020
Central government funds given to councils to pay for grants and business rates waivers may have ...
HEALTH
The value of local leadership
By Professor Jim McManus | 12 June 2020
Local outbreak plans are due to be in place by the end of June. Professor Jim McManus asks how ar...
SCOTLAND
Councils in fresh Brexit warning
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2020
Scotland’s council leaders today warned that the lack of progress on Brexit talks posed a ‘signif...
SOCIAL CARE
Care homes were an 'afterthought' during pandemic, watchdog warns
By Laura Sharman | 12 June 2020
A new report has warned that around 25,000 people were discharged from hospital into a care home ...
FINANCE
Care is 'not out of the woods' as winter comes, says ADASS
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2020
Social care directors have warned they will need significantly more funding, more PPE and more in...
THIRD SECTOR
The 2020 Public Services Commission: 10 years after
By Dr Henry Kippin | 11 June 2020
Ben Lucas and Dr Henry Kippin assess the work of the 2020 Public Services Commission. They also a...
FINANCE
CIPFA issues temporary s114 guidance
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2020
Council finance chiefs have been given new guidelines for dealing with financial collapse during ...
WHITEHALL
Pickup decries 'lack of focus' on social care
By Dan Peters | 11 June 2020
The Government failed to pay enough attention to social care at the beginning of the coronavirus ...
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