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FINANCE

Council LOBO loans to be wound down by RBS

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2019

Controversial LOBO loans worth £1bn issued to councils by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are re...

FINANCE

Northants under fire for loan

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2019

Northamptonshire CC has faced criticism over a £1m loan to a joint enterprise.

TROUBLED FAMILIES

Keeping intervention uppermost in mind

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2019

Dame Louise Casey, creator of the Troubled Families programme, says the vindication given by the ...

EUROPEAN UNION

Brokenshire hints at extra Brexit cash for councils

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2019

Extra funding could be available to councils to cope with the fallout from a no-deal Brexit, the ...

WHITEHALL

Government defends voter ID legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2019

A legal challenge to the Government’s voter ID trial has been rejected.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Hampshire invests £67m in care tech project

By Martin Ford | 21 March 2019

Hampshire CC is to invest up to £67m in technology in a bid to improve care and bring down costs.

HEALTH

Councils transfer services amid healthcare trust closure

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2019

A healthcare trust running care services across two counties has announced it is likely to close.

EDUCATION

Northamptonshire to request early years budget deadline extension

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2019

Northamptonshire CC is to miss the deadline for setting its early years block budget after U-turn...

FINANCE

Sector unites in call for Troubled Families funding

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2019

The local government sector has urged the Treasury to continue funding the Troubled Families prog...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspection endorses Moray children's services leadership

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2019

Confidence has been restored in the leadership of children’s services in Moray, according to a ne...

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