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HOMELESSNESS
£25m scheme to protect rough sleepers launched
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021
Councils have been tasked with accommodating and vaccinating people sleeping rough in response to...
SOCIAL CARE
This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder
By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021
The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...
SOCIAL CARE
This settlement is very much a stop gap
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 20 December 2021
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton of SIGOMA says a ‘stopgap’ settlement with a welcome funding boost need...
HOUSING
How the North-East is leading the way in innovative affordable housing delivery
By Craig Smailes | 17 December 2021
A leaseback funding model with Kajima is helping Newcastle City Council avoid large upfront capit...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking for the 'less than visible' County Deals
By Trevor Holden | 16 December 2021
Trevor Holden sees parallels between County Deal plans, ‘which no-one has actually seen’, and the...
WHITEHALL
Councils warned against 'precautionary' school closures
By Martin Ford | 15 December 2021
The Government has told councils schools should not be closed unless there is a ‘public health em...
RECRUITMENT
We need action to tackle the imminent public health workforce shortages
By Nick Raper | 15 December 2021
Nick Raper at Penna says there is a need to attract and retain diverse, talented and qualified in...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Reflections on 2021
By Julie Towers | 15 December 2021
Julie Towers looks back on the past 12 months, anticipates what will be in store in the new year ...
FINANCE
Not top-down reform – but beware the bottom-up push
By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2021
While we have ruled out top-down reorganisation of local government, the prospect of forcing bott...
FINANCE
Eastleigh's Tustian announces retirement
By Dan Peters | 14 December 2021
The chief executive of Eastleigh BC, Nick Tustian, has announced he will be retiring in May.
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