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NCASC
Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Any profit cap on providers of children’s placements in England ‘won’t be worth the paper it’s written on’, a social care chief has warned.
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...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reorganisation financial risk warning
By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025
Local government reorganisation has been highlighted as a key concern by the Public Accounts Comm...
PLANNING
PAC: 'Drought of planners' is 'serious problem'
17 October 2025
MPs are ‘unconvinced’ the Government is addressing the ‘lack of staffing capacity and capability ...
TRANSFORMATION
ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says NHS chief
By Lee Peart | 11 September 2025
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over fun...
DEVOLUTION
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh law to boost mayoral scrutiny
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
The Government will propose more legislation to enhance the scrutiny and accountability of mayors...
SEND
Searching for a solution
By Sir Bob Neill | 16 July 2025
As the Government embarks on SEND reform, Sir Bob Neill asks whether ministers have chosen the ri...
INTERVENTION
Councils using planning time extensions 'too often'
By Martin Ford | 30 June 2025
More councils could face Government intervention over planning following a tightening of rules.
FINANCE
Government handling of NICs increase 'unacceptable'
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2025
Ministers made a ‘major misstep’ in failing to assess the impact of the National Insurance Contri...
WHITEHALL
Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies
By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025
Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025
Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...
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