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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No council tax for care leavers

18 October 2017

A charity has backed the Scottish Government’s decision to exempt care leavers from council tax.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Labour may drop policy on care

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

Labour may ditch the name of its flagship National Care Service policy, the party’s shadow minist...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

£20m for sector-led kids' services

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...

WELFARE

Birmingham fearing welfare crisis if UC rollout continues

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2017

Britain’s biggest local authority claims it faces a homelessness and debt crisis if ministers plo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Borrowing questions remain as PM hosts housing summit

By Sam Clayden | 18 October 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May this week convened developers, building firms and local government rep...

DEVOLUTION

Northern Ireland devo claims

By Sam Clayden | 18 October 2017

Further devolution to Northern Irish councils is dependent on the restoration of a devolved gover...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...

FINANCE

Councils warned slow business rates revisions 'unacceptable'

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2017

Fewer than half of all billing authorities in England have issued revised business rate bills fol...

WHITEHALL

Adult care talks snubbed as tensions grow in sector

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

A sector offer to help build cross-party consensus on the way forward for adult social care has b...

COUNCIL TAX

Counter-fraud pilot successful

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

Councils are encouraged to sign up to a joint counter-fraud initiative with Department for Work a...

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