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Welsh councils call for ring-fenced preventative funding

By Laura Sharman | 18 September 2018

A new preventative fund should be created in Wales to help ease the strain on children’s services...

Council first to use new legal powers to demand Brexit clarity

By Laura Sharman | 29 August 2018

The leader of Plymouth City Council is hoping to force the Government to reveal the impact Brexit...

Councils overspend £800m on children's services

By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2018

Councils in England overspent £816m on children’s services in 2017/18, according to official figu...

Equal pay claims will put 'unprecedented' pressure on council

By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2018

The cost of resolving equal pay claims could put ‘unprecedented financial pressure’ on council se...

Councils begin judicial review against Heathrow expansion

By Laura Sharman | 07 August 2018

Five London councils, Greenpeace and the mayor of London have started judicial review proceedings...

Nottinghamshire leader steps up unitary push

By MJ reporter | 11 July 2018

Nottinghamshire CC’s leader has stepped up her push for a unitary council to cover the county.

Sunak unveils digital declaration

By Laura Sharman | 04 July 2018

The Government has announced a new digital declaration, backed up by £7.5m funding, to help counc...

Brokenshire dodges funding commitment pledge

By Laura Sharman | 03 July 2018

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has failed to make a firm commitment to fighting for more...

Barnet to review outsourcing partnership with Capita

By Laura Sharman | 29 June 2018

Barnet LBC is considering taking seven services back in-house, under a review of its outsourcing ...

Counties call for pre-Spending Review cash injection

By Laura Sharman | 27 June 2018

Nearly one in five county council leaders are ‘not confident’ they can deliver a balanced budget ...