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Care staff should receive £1,000 winter bonus, directors argue

By Laura Sharman | 16 November 2021

Social care workers in England should receive a £1,000 winter bonus to protect struggling service...

Birmingham could face new equal pay claims

By Laura Sharman | 12 November 2021

Birmingham City Council is facing an equal pay ‘crisis,’ a trade union has warned.

LEP warning over funding uncertainty

By Laura Sharman | 08 November 2021

The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has warned it has reached 'crisis point' after onl...

Local government will need £68bn to become net-zero, report finds

By Laura Sharman | 08 November 2021

Local government will need an up-front investment of £68bn from Government in order to become net...

Two out of three councils have no electric vehicle charging point plans, research finds

By Laura Sharman | 04 November 2021

Two out of three local authorities have no plans in place to install electric vehicle charge poin...

Regulator 'disappointed' at timeliness of local government auditor reporting

By Laura Sharman | 01 November 2021

Half of the local government audits chosen for review by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ha...

Budget 2021: £24bn multi-year housing settlement

By Laura Sharman | 27 October 2021

The chancellor has today announced £11.5bn to build up to 180,000 new affordable homes, calling i...

Study raises concern over availability and price of children's care

By Laura Sharman | 22 October 2021

Local authorities are being forced to put children in unsuitable accommodation due to a shortage ...

Watchdog warns care services face a 'tsunami of unmet need'

By Laura Sharman | 22 October 2021

There could be a 'tsunami' of people not having the care they need unless action is taken to addr...

Research shows drop in council pay over past decade

By Laura Sharman | 14 October 2021

Frontline staff in local government have had their pay fall by around £1,500 in real terms over t...