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FINANCE
Rotherham to raise council tax on empty homes
By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2018
Rotherham MBC’s cabinet has agreed to changes which mean homes left vacant for more than 10 years...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for council powers over asylum housing
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2018
Councils should be tasked with inspecting accommodation for asylum seekers and granted the power ...
FINANCE
Councils receive £250m 'shot in the arm' for SEND services
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2018
The Government has pledged an extra £250m to councils to spend on services for children with Spec...
FINANCE
Ministers say funding situation will soon improve - but councils are more uncertain
By Dan Peters | 14 December 2018
Is it the 'worst secret Santa ever' or 'recognition that the Government has listened on a number...
FINANCE
Use of temporary accommodation rockets
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018
The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...
WHITEHALL
Government: Population 'most important cost driver'
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018
Population will be ‘by far the most important cost driver’ for the new foundation formula, the Go...
WHITEHALL
Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018
Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons a...
FINANCE
Councils to take £200m hit under Scottish budget proposals
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2018
A row has broken out over local government funding in the Scottish Government’s proposed budget.
WHITEHALL
Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018
Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...
FINANCE
Squeezed Somerset reins in overspend
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018
Under-pressure Somerset CC has reduced its projected overspend in 2018/19 from £3.2m to £2.4m, se...
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Children's Services plays a critical role in shaping the future of Buckinghamshire. Apply for this job
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Redbridge is an ambitious east London borough, one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse in the capital. Apply for this job
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