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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...

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...

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...

Refuges 'not always right solution'

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2017

A top children’s services director has suggested refuges are ‘not always the right solution’ afte...

Javid considers gradual introduction of 100% rates retention

By Dan Peters | 16 October 2017

The move to 100% business rates retention could happen gradually, communities secretary Sajid Jav...

Government backs sector-led improvement for children's services

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

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

Sutcliffe: CQC 'got some things wrong' in local systems reviews

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

The chief inspector of social care has admitted mistakes were made in the Care Quality Commission...

Children in care figures hits record high

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2017

Some 90 children a day entered care last year, meaning a record number of youngsters are now in t...

Labour may ditch flagship National Care Service name

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2017

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

Narey: Foster carers should be paid better

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2017

Foster carers should be ‘treated as professionals and properly remunerated,’ the leader of a gove...