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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Child referred to social care every 49 seconds, figures reveal
By Laura Sharman | 12 January 2018
Referrals to council children's services reached 646,120 last year, according to new figures from...
FINANCE
Shadow minister quits after council tax row
By Dan Peters | 11 January 2018
A former member of the Communities and Local Government Committee has quit Labour’s frontbench af...
SOCIAL CARE
Scottish homecare services under threat
By Hiba Mahamadi | 11 January 2018
Almost 40% of care at home services in Scotland handed back their contracts to local authorities ...
HEALTH
Council leaders welcome decrease in delayed transfers
By William Eichler | 11 January 2018
Council leaders have welcomed a reduction in the number of days patients who are ready to be disc...
HOUSING
Council 'struggling' to resettle refugees
By William Eichler | 11 January 2018
A Welsh authority is struggling to rehouse Syrian refugees because of a shortage of suitable hous...
HOUSING
Government relaunches housing agency
By Laura Sharman | 11 January 2018
A rebranded national agency has been launched today by housing secretary Sajid Javid in a bid to ...
FINANCE
McArdle to step down after 12 years
By Dan Peters | 11 January 2018
Lincolnshire CC’s chief executive, Tony McArdle, has announced he will be stepping down after mor...
WHITEHALL
Financial acumen 'essential' for county chiefs
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2018
The officer brought in by Lancashire CC because of her expertise with figures has described finan...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
100% retention pilots 'misleading'
By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2018
Smith Square’s top officials have labelled the 100% business rate pilots ‘misleading’ for failing...
FINANCE
Fair funding: LGA unable to unify warring factions
By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2018
Treasurers predict the fair funding review will be ‘disastrous’ for the sector as Smith Square fe...
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