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EXCLUSIVE: Sector faces 'second lost decade'

By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020

The local government sector has been warned it faces a ‘second lost decade’ as a new index reveal...

EXCLUSIVE: How are districts surviving the pandemic?

By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020

A recent report has revealed the relative impact of the pandemic on districts’ economic vulnerabi...

PSAA seeks to increase audit fee role

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2020

The body responsible for overseeing audit fees has proposed a new approach under which it will pl...

Redesign services for a COVID era, says CQC chief

By Dan Peters | 06 November 2020

The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has called for services to be redesigned for a...

Councils asked to review rough sleeping plans

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2020

Councils have been asked to review their plans and ensure every rough sleeper is offered somewher...

Care home occupancy down over Grim Reaper fears

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2020

People are reluctant to put their relatives into care homes because they think the ‘Grim Reaper i...

Top civil servant opens up on asylum challenge

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2020

A senior Whitehall official has admitted she has a ‘knot in my stomach most days’ as she grapples...

Crisis call for return of Everyone In

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2020

The chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis has called for ring-fenced funding for council...

EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020

A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...

Frustration and anger over national lockdown announcement

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2020

West Yorkshire council leaders have said they are ‘frustrated and angry’ about the Government’s t...