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Children's services commissioner appointed at Tameside

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

A commissioner for children’s services has been appointed at Tameside MBC in the wake of a watchd...

Adult social care demand reaches unprecedented high

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

The King’s Fund’s annual social care report published today found adult care requests hit a recor...

City council hit by Cyber attack

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2024

IT and phone systems at Leicester City Council remain shut down this week following a cyber incident

Care sector 'in the dark' over immigration clampdown

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

The public has been have been ‘left in the dark’ over the impact on social care following a clamp...

Deprivation of Liberty backlog 'may never be eradicated'

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

A report has called for councils to get more resources to tackle the Deprivation of Liberty Safeg...

Woking and Thurrock failures 'embarrassing'

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2024

The local government watchdog’s chief executive has said the collapse of councils such as Woking ...

Stockport chief set to take reins at Greater Manchester

By Martin Ford | 07 March 2024

Stockport MBC boss Caroline Simpson has been named as the preferred candidate to become group chi...

There is no quick fix

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024

The announcement of £2.5bn of ‘exceptional financial support’ for councils will fail to fix local...

Budget: Boost for preventative services 

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024

Funding for preventative services has been announced as part of the Budget in an attempt to relie...

Watchdog warning over Moray's funding gap

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024

Moray Council must act quickly to shore up its finances, Audit Scotland has warned.