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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Renewed LGA pressure over settlement timing
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to implement the recommendations of an independent review on the timing of provisional and final finance settlements.
PERFORMANCE
A framework for building trust in councils
By Abdool Kara | 26 February 2026
The outcomes framework is an opportunity to drive clearer insight into public sector outcomes and...
FINANCE
Councils' unaudited accounts remain 'a cautionary tale', NAO chief will say
By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2026
Backlogs of unaudited accounts mean English local government ‘remains a cautionary tale’, the hea...
DEVOLUTION
The challenges, opportunities and risks of devo
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026
The Government’s drive for devolution is set to radically alter the landscape of local government...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local government is seeing the re-flowering of axed policies
By Abdool Kara | 19 December 2025
Total Place isn't the only returnee from the dusty shelf of past policies, says Abdool Kara.
NCASC
Counting care costs
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...
SEND
SEND spend warning
By Dan Peters | 11 November 2025
The Government will struggle to address the crisis in special educational needs and disabilities ...
EDUCATION
Education under strain: navigating systemic pressures and political choices
By Abdool Kara | 03 November 2025
Recent National Audit Office findings reveal deep-rooted challenges across England’s education sy...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
NAO: SEND reforms must tackle £2.3bn school transport squeeze
By Dan Peters | 31 October 2025
Upcoming reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system must address gro...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
NAO: Children's residential care market failing
By William Eichler | 12 September 2025
Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...
FINANCE
Council pressures have 'increased significantly', says OBR
By Dan Peters | 09 July 2025
Councils face ‘growing risks to their financial sustainability’, the UK’s official forecaster has...
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