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ROUGH SLEEPING

Rough sleeping numbers increase by a fifth

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough has increased by a fifth, Government figures ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A fresh vision for care leavers

By Katharine Sacks-Jones | 26 February 2025

Katharine Sacks-Jones gives her view of the Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill an...

HOMELESSNESS

Strengthening the safety net

By Steve Turnbull | 21 February 2025

Wakefield Council has had to adjust its approach to tackling the challenge of rising homelessness...

HOUSING

Showing the way home

By Pam Smith | 20 February 2025

Pam Smith outlines how Newcastle’s approach to preventing homelessness focuses on upstream preven...

IMMIGRATION

Combined authority plea ahead of Chagossian arrivals

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2025

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has pleaded for help from other local authorities ah...

FINANCE

Three boroughs seek more than £120m financial support

By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025

Three London boroughs have announced in the past week they are seeking exceptional financial supp...

HOMELESSNESS

'No desire' to address short-term homelessness system

By Ellie Ames | 24 January 2025

MPs have warned there is seemingly ‘no desire to move away from an unsatisfactory short-term syst...

HOMELESSNESS

'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024

Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...

FUNDING

A lot more to come from the NAO in 2025

By Abdool Kara | 11 December 2024

Abdool Kara says the National Audit Office continued to perform its public duty of supporting acc...

HOMELESSNESS

Councils to be 'incentivised' to take preventative approach to homelessness

By Martin Ford | 03 December 2024

The Government hopes to ‘incentivise’ local authorities into using funding for homelessness servi...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Streetscene

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We continue to have big ambitions for our borough Apply for this job

Fareham Borough Council

Lead Compliance Officer - WMF2147e

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Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

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