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LEGAL
COVID-19 and consultation – Can it be online-only?
By Laura Thornton | 22 May 2020
Does COVID-19 end consultations? The simple answer is ‘no’, according to Laura Thornton. But she ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Economic recovery and reform: the role of community power
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 22 May 2020
The resurgence of community action has been impressive and needs to be seen as a ‘power source’ t...
WHITEHALL
£3.7bn coronavirus-hit for London boroughs and counties
By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020
The total estimated financial impact of coronavirus on London boroughs and counties is expected t...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: No bail outs for commercial investments
By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2020
Plans to bail out councils struggling with their finances could vary between authorities - but th...
HOUSING
'Golden opportunity' to end rough sleeping
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020
The Government has been urged to commit £100m to councils in a bid to end rough sleeping in England.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: New rules would see councils warn ministers before a s114
By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2020
Finance directors would need to warn the government before they issued a Section 114 notice durin...
TROUBLED FAMILIES
Call to release 'trapped' troubled families funding
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020
Bureaucracy threatens to hold up cash needed to support vulnerable children, the County Councils ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Concerns raised over care home residents' human rights
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been asked to look into the treatment of people in c...
PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19: Is Government really led by the science?
By Jason Lowther | 21 May 2020
Jason Lowther argues that building in practical knowledge from councils and emergency planners co...
NEW LOCAL
The power of local systems to save lives
By Donna Hall | 21 May 2020
The money announced for testing, tracking and tracing is welcome, but it will be pretty thinly sp...
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