SOCIAL CARE

Outsourcing social care provision has 'failed to deliver' expected benefits

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

English councils have increasingly outsourced social care provision but private firms have fallen...

POLITICS

Investment and growth focus for first Council of the Nations and Regions meeting

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

A partnership group bringing together regional mayors and national leaders will focus on investme...

UNIONS

Sheffield equal pay review after union concerns

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2024

Every job at Sheffield City Council will face evaluation after unions raised concerns over equal ...

DEVOLUTION

Tees Valley councils not liable for regeneration liabilities

By Paul Marinko | 07 October 2024

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has concluded that the five councils sitting on the bod...

PREVENTION

Prevention could deliver £11bn return on investment

By Lee Peart | 07 October 2024

Injecting more money into prevention could deliver an extra £11bn return on investment on current...

LEGAL

Sector legal expert dies

By Heather Jameson | 07 October 2024

Highly respected local government legal expert and Tower Hamlets LBC Best Value inspector Suki Bi...

PEOPLE

Solace announces next president and chair

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2024

Robin Tuddenham and Kath O’Dwyer have been announced as the next president and chair of Solace.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Extra year of UKSPF funding would remove 'immediate cliff edge'

By Ann McGauran | 04 October 2024

FINANCE

Council issues formal complaint over public interest report

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2024

Luton BC has issued a formal complaint against its auditor following the publication of a public ...

HOUSING

Lyons suggests Labour's housing pledge could slip

By Paul Marinko | 04 October 2024

Labour’s plans for new towns plans will focus on ‘high-productivity areas’ with ‘good growth and ...