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REORGANISATION
Lincolnshire reorganisation poses 'destabilising' risk
By Joe Lepper | 05 November 2025
North East Lincolnshire Council has laid out its case against a rival reorganisation bid that would see it merged into a larger northern Lincolnshire unitary authority.
ENVIRONMENT
Councils with climate action plans double
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025
The number of councils with climate action plans in place has almost doubled over the last seven ...
SOCIAL SERVICES
Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs
By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025
Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA: 1,700 children referred to social services daily
By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed around 1,700 children are referred to social ...
REORGANISATION
Warning: Reorganisation turbulence ahead
By Blair McPherson | 11 March 2025
Blair McPherson says officers and members can make any model work but that reorganisations are hu...
PREVENT
Government seeks Prevent programme 'answers' after Southport attack
By Martin Ford | 21 January 2025
Reforms to the Prevent programme are to be unveiled this week ahead of a public inquiry looking a...
HOUSING
Questions over supported housing sustainability
By Martin Ford | 04 November 2024
A Government-commissioned review has raised questions over the sustainability of supported housin...
HOUSING
Warnings over exemption from standards for asylum housing
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2024
Exempting asylum accommodation from “Awaab’s Law” risks more deaths due to poor housing condition...
EDUCATION
Children referred to social services twice as likely to fail GCSEs
By William Eichler | 22 August 2023
Children who have been referred to social care are twice as likely to fail an English or Maths GC...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Government admits social care data lacking
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2023
The Government has admitted a lack of data is holding back improvements to social care.
FINANCE
Future Forum: LGA hopeful over finance reform
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2023
Hopes for a large-scale reform of council funding have been raised by the Budget, according to a ...
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Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
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