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SEND
SEND reforms fail to account for transport costs, say MPs
By Lee Peart | 06 March 2026
Government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms fail to take account of burg...
FINANCE
Council spends £220k sending council tax bills first class
By William Eichler | 05 March 2026
Somerset Council has been forced to spend an extra £220,000 sending out council tax bills first c...
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...
DISABILITY
Government admits disability grant drop
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
The Government has admitted the total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) being distributed...
FINANCE
Havering urges Government to scrap loan interest
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
Havering LBC is lobbying the Government to scrap the interest payments on its loans.
COVID
'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026
A government failure to recognise council employees as key workers during the pandemic must be re...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care prioritisation drops to record low
By Lee Peart | 02 March 2026
Public prioritisation of social care as a major issue has dropped to a record of between 1% and 3...
WHITEHALL
Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026
The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attem...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: VOA seeking to catch up with banding backlog
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has injected extra resources to ‘prioritise banding new propert...
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...
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Do you want to be part of a great team that genuinely makes a difference? Apply for this job
Service Manager - Property and Investment
£55,620 - £57,869 per annum (pay award pending)
As Service Manager – Property and Investment, you will be the Council’s professional lead on for commercial property and investment. Apply for this job
Director of Education
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Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job
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