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COVID vaccines to be mandatory for care home staff

By Laura Sharman | 17 June 2021

The Government has confirmed everyone working in a Care Quality Commission-registered care home i...

Ministers appear 'complacent' over care home closures, MPs warn

By Laura Sharman | 16 June 2021

The Government ‘seems complacent’ about the risk of care homes collapsing in the wake of the pand...

Directors warn of unsustainable rise in social care demand

By Laura Sharman | 16 June 2021

Adult social care services have reported a 'phenomenal' rise in requests for help from vulnerable...

Queen's Birthday Honours celebrates local government

By Laura Sharman | 14 June 2021

The Queen’s Birthday Honours list has paid tribute to two key figures who stepped in following th...

Waste collection plans to cost £680m a year, councils warn

By Laura Sharman | 11 June 2021

Government plans to standardise kerbside waste collections will cost £680m a year, district counc...

District urges Government to rethink Stansted Airport expansion plans

By Laura Sharman | 11 June 2021

The Planning Inspectorate’s decision to allow an appeal over the expansion of Stansted Airport ha...

Staff burnout in social care and health at 'emergency level'

By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2021

Workforce burnout in social care and the NHS has reached an ‘emergency level’, MPs have warned to...

More than £600m awarded to 26 new Town Deals

By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2021

The Government has announced the latest round of towns deals, which will see 26 towns across Engl...

Surrey becomes first English council to provide free period products

By Laura Sharman | 28 May 2021

Surrey CC has become the first local authority in England to provide free period products.

Sustainability of Scottish councils 'at risk' without long-term financial certainty, watchdog warns

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2021

The financial sustainability of Scottish councils is at risk without a longer-term settlement, th...