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South Oxfordshire local plan withdrawal halted by Government

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2019

Local Government secretary Robert Jenrick has written to the council ahead of tonight's vote on s...

Call for dedicated social care appeals

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2019

Fewer than one in five councils have a dedicated appeals process for social care, according to ne...

Ombudsman censures Bexley over response to complaint

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2019

Bexley LBC has come under heavy criticism from the Local Government Ombudsman after failing to ma...

Deadlock broken in Isle of Wight care fees dispute

By Martin Ford | 09 October 2019

A care provider has withdrawn 12 eviction notices issued following a dispute with Isle of Wight C...

Care services face five-day delays for medicines under no-deal Brexit

By Martin Ford | 09 October 2019

The Government’s report on readiness for a no-deal Brexit has warned adult care services to prepa...

Living wage boost would benefit hundreds of thousands of council staff

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2019

Workers stand to gain from politicians' pledges to increase the National Living Wage.

Consultation opens on local government finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2019

Consultation on the local government finance settlement for 2020/21 has been opened by the Minist...

Louise Goldsmith quits as leader of West Sussex

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2019

She said her nine-year term in office had been ‘a huge honour, privilege, responsibility and comm...

Nine in 10 complaints about SEND provision upheld by Ombudsman

By Martin Ford | 03 October 2019

The Ombudsman is receiving more complaints about education, health and care plans (EHCP) than eve...

Ikea-owned firm strikes deal with council to build 'flat-pack' housing

By Martin Ford | 03 October 2019

Bristol City Council has reached an agreement with a Scandinavian firm that will see 200 ‘flat-pa...