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HEALTH

MPs back social care system overhaul

By William Eichler | 31 August 2017

A poll of 100 English MPs has found just one in 10 believe the current social care system is suit...

FINANCE

LGA calls for government to lift planning fees freeze

By Dan Peters | 31 August 2017

Councils have ramped up their calls for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils call for modernisation of taxi laws

By Sam Clayden | 25 August 2017

Council leaders have demanded a rethink of ‘outdated’ taxi laws to reflect new technology, reduce...

BUSINESS

Homecare market under growing pressure

By William Eichler | 24 August 2017

The continued under-funding of adult social care is placing the homecare provider market under a ...

BUSINESS

Outsourcing blamed for bin complaints increase

By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2017

The outsourcing of waste collections by councils in England has led to an increase in the number ...

HEALTH

County call for targets rethink

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2017

Councils have called for the Government to rethink a threat to strip them of promised cash if the...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Call for more women in local government

By William Eichler | 21 August 2017

Council leaders have admitted that the move towards gender balance in local government should be ...

WHITEHALL

Councils call for post-Brexit procurement reforms

By William Eichler | 17 August 2017

Council leaders have called on the Government to ‘simplify’ the current rules on how local author...

FINANCE

Reading balances books but warns: 'there's no room for error'

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2017

Reading Council’s new boss has said the authority’s books are balanced until 2020 but there is ‘n...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Helping councils on a tight budget invest in culture

By Darren Henley | 16 August 2017

Council cuts have placed arts and culture under increasing pressure in recent years, but Darren H...

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