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FINANCE

Cross-sector calls to save 'breaking point' care budgets

By Sam Clayden | 13 October 2016

Cross-sector calls for the chancellor to rescue a crippled adult social care sector have emerged ...

DCLG

SOLACE Summit: Casey urges local government to 'renew itself' after Brexit

By Thomas Bridge | 12 October 2016

Local government must ‘renew itself’ following four years of ‘seismic change’, according to the d...

DCLG

SOLACE Summit: Miller vows to 'champion women' as president

By Thomas Bridge | 12 October 2016

Jo Miller has vowed to ‘champion women’ and ‘unlock’ council talent as she takes on the role of p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

NAO: Government children's services reforms unsuccessful

By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016

Auditors have blasted government attempts to rectify failure within children’s services, warning ...

FINANCE

Porter blasts mental health budget cuts

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016

Plans to cut spending on mental health are ‘bang out of order,’ Local Government Association chai...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Mandatory reporting of abuse 'won't aid outcomes'

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Town hall bosses have criticised government plans to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected c...

FINANCE

Council vetoed as fracking goes ahead

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

The Government has been accused of ‘dismantling the democratic process’ after overturning a decis...

REORGANISATION

Merger plans face threat of legal action

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Opposition councillors have threatened to take legal action against Taunton Deane BC over plans t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016

Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...

'Give us clear view of future plans for NHB'

By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016

Districts have demanded a ministerial commitment to the New Homes Bonus (NHB) amid concerns lack ...