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SOCIAL CARE
Lancashire to work 'at pace' to meet Southport Inquiry demands
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2026
Lancashire CC has said it will have to work ‘at pace’ to meet the requirements of the inquiry into the Southport knife attack.
FINANCE
Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience
By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026
Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...
FINANCE
Crude reckoning
By David Blackman | 05 May 2026
In the wake of the Iran-US conflict councils could be hit by a surge in inflation, insecurity of ...
SOCIAL CARE
Southport: Knee-jerk legislation may overwhelm the system
By Heather Jameson | 23 April 2026
The lessons of Southport need to be learned, says Heather Jameson. 'But there is no lack of legis...
SOCIAL CARE
Southport Inquiry: Councils face challenge to prevent future attacks
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2026
Councils face a challenge to prevent future attacks such as those in Southport that claimed the l...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Solace urges Better Care Fund rethink
By Dan Peters | 22 April 2026
Council chief executives have called for an urgent rethink of how funds like the Better Care Fund...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Essex steps back from reorganisation legal challenge
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026
Essex CC has stepped back from a legal challenge to the Government’s reorganisation plans but cal...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
By William Eichler | 14 April 2026
The chief executive of Lancashire CC has apologised for the authority's role in the systemic fail...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Torbay Council and NHS end social care partnership over costs
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A social care agreement between Torbay Council and the NHS has broken down over financial concern...
HEALTH
Streeting's health experiment
By Matthew Taylor | 13 April 2026
The health deals recently handed to mayors could resolve flaws that have dogged the NHS since its...
FUNDING
When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
By Ben Page | 13 April 2026
When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state i...
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