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Getting to grips with the care conundrum
LGA CONFERENCE

Getting to grips with the care conundrum

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2026

Heather Jameson says that at the Local Government Association's annual conference Baroness Casey was heavy on the diagnosis of the problems facing adult social care and light on the cure – for now....

LGA CONFERENCE

Getting the LGA fighting fit

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2026

New Local Government Association chair Eamonn O’Brien tells Heather Jameson that councils must se...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

How a social enterprise built a winning workforce

By Rachel Law | 25 June 2026

Donna Hall and Rachel Law outline how PossAbilities shows that culture, leadership and person-cen...

SIGOMA

New leadership, shared priorities: SIGOMA's next chapter

By Chris Cooke | 24 June 2026

The upcoming AGM will help shape SIGOMA’s future strategy, says Mayor Chris Cooke.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

How we can sort out social care

By Lee Peart | 08 June 2026

Adult social care leaders gathered at The King’s Fund charity to discuss the prospects for finall...

FINANCE

What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance

By Naoki Fujiwara | 04 June 2026

Consideration of Japan’s approach to local government funding suggests possibilities for doing th...

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

CQC hands out third inadequate rating

By Joe Lepper | 18 May 2026

Salford City Council is the third council to be rated inadequate for its adult social care servic...

ELECTIONS

How local government absorbs political change

By Blair McPherson | 11 May 2026

The predictions are of new parties in power, new leaders in charge, disruption and inexperience r...

ADASS

New ADASS president's full in-tray

By Lee Peart | 11 May 2026

Newly elected president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Phil Holmes, sh...

HOMELESSNESS

Death prevention duties

By Gill Taylor | 29 April 2026

Relationships between coroners and Safeguarding Adults Boards are often inconsistent and unclear,...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Essex steps back from reorganisation legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026

Essex CC has stepped back from a legal challenge to the Government’s reorganisation plans but cal...

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