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SEND
Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms
By Martin Ford | 23 January 2026
The minister leading reform of services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been told councils need more powers and funding.
WALES
Welsh Government funding boost for councils
By Joe Lepper | 22 January 2026
The Welsh Government has confirmed it will make £112.8m in additional funding available to local ...
FINANCE
Epsom & Ewell mulls suing leisure operator
By Dan Peters | 21 January 2026
Epsom & Ewell BC has ‘retained legal expert support’ as it considers suing the former operator of...
SOLACE
How councils can best prepare for a new political administration
By Graeme McDonald | 21 January 2026
By making preparations early, council employees can help new administrations avoid the pitfalls o...
FINANCE
Crossing the capability chasm
By Simon Christian | 20 January 2026
Local government finance leaders are very clear about what they want to focus on, but there is a ...
FINANCE
What CIPFA's Financial Resilience Index reveals about risk and reform
By Florence Bastos | 20 January 2026
CIPFA and Infoshare+’s Financial Resilience Index shows that better planning horizons will not be...
FINANCE
CIPFA: Councils' demand and deficit risks deepen
By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2026
Councils are holding higher debt levels and lower usable reserves, leaving the system more levera...
AI
AI: powering the next chapter of UK local government
By Emma Foy | 19 January 2026
One year on from the national AI Action Plan, Emma Foy says those who move early – and move respo...
FUNDING
Extra funds for councils under SEND reforms
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2026
‘Additional funding’ will be provided to councils as part of reforms to services for children wit...
FINANCE
Trafford bid for £20m EFS
By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026
Trafford Council is to ask Whitehall for more than £20m in exceptional financial support (EFS) af...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Hundreds of children failed by 'dysfunctional' care system
By William Eichler | 16 January 2026
Hundreds of vulnerable children in England are being placed for months in illegal, unregistered h...
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