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Get more residents to exercise, councils told

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2013

Local authorities should encourage more people to exercise as part of the sector's new public hea...

Commons group calls for overhaul of 'failing' CQC

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2013

An influential group of MPs has heaped further criticism on the beleaguered Care Quality Commissi...

£900m care 'shortfall'

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2013

London boroughs face a £900m adult social care funding shortfall within the next five years, acco...

Government could announce social care cap today

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 January 2013

The Government could announce a cap on social care costs later today, according to reports in nat...

EU cash could fund social care say council leaders

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 January 2013

Three council leaders have called for government money destined for EU to be used instead to solv...

Councils 'still ignore' DCLG and cut grants to charities

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2012

Half of local authorities are still making 'disproportionate' cuts to third sector budgets – desp...

Sector urged to have 'real' debate about outsourcing

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2012

Leading local government think-tank warns there is not enough 'real' debate about the commissioni...

DoH says social care costs 'will hit council finances'

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 December 2012

Government plans to reform social care will put more pressure on local authority budgets, health ...

Councillors admit social care services have been cut

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 December 2012

British Red Cross survey shows nearly two thirds of councillors admit their local authority has c...

Charities 'must stay distant from central government'

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 December 2012

The new chair of the Charity Commission has warned third sector groups should not be 'junior part...