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FINANCE
Council may have to issue s114, warns CIPFA
By Dan Peters | 29 June 2020
Windsor & Maidenhead RBC may not be able to set a legal budget in future years and may have to is...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Ombudsman creates specialist coronavirus unit ahead of complaints service reopening
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2020
A specialist unit has been created to deal with coronavirus complaints by the Local Government an...
HEALTH
Councils call for clarity on local lockdowns
By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020
Councils this week called for clarity on the legal powers they will have if they are forced to im...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for government to 'pick up the pace' on cladding
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2020
The existence of 2,000 high-risk homes with dangerous cladding three years after the Grenfell Tow...
HEALTH
In the dark over local lockdowns
By Dan Peters | 08 June 2020
Local areas remain in the dark about whether they will be handed any additional powers to impose ...
LEGAL
Judge highlights Haringey safeguarding failures
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020
A London borough has defended its social care service following scathing criticism from a High Co...
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 ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Charity threatens legal action on changes to safeguarding laws
By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2020
A charity has threatened legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) if it does not w...
LEGAL
Why localism is needed for behaviour change
By Dan Corry | 20 May 2020
Councils can be key – as can local community groups and charities – in setting social norms that ...
FINANCE
Care home on the brink of collapse
By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2020
Care homes in the North East have issued a legal warning to North Tyneside council, claiming they...
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