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Children's care services 'stuck in crisis mode'

By William Eichler | 20 May 2022

Council leaders call for reform of the children’s social care system as spending to provide suppo...

Home Office rejects Grenfell Inquiry safety recommendation

By William Eichler | 19 May 2022

The Government has rejected a recommendation that would require owners of high-rise buildings to ...

Council leaders warn of post-Brexit shortage of professional regulators

By William Eichler | 18 May 2022

Local authority leaders have urged the Government to do more to train staff to work in the regula...

Devolve powers to tackle jobs crisis, council leaders urge

By William Eichler | 17 May 2022

Local authority leaders have called on the Government to devolve more powers to councils to free ...

Council leaders urge GPs to prescribe leisure centre trips

By William Eichler | 16 May 2022

Council leaders have urged GPs to prescribe obese patients classes at leisure centres after resea...

Queen's Speech: Mental health laws to be overhauled

By William Eichler | 10 May 2022

Government will reform mental health laws to make it harder to detain people and to stop the disp...

Conservatives lose nearly 500 seats in local elections

By William Eichler | 09 May 2022

The results are in for all 200 councils up for election, with the Conservatives losing 11 local a...

Bristol votes to abolish elected mayor

By William Eichler | 06 May 2022

Bristol voters have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum.

MPs voice 'concerns' over lack of funding for Ukrainian refugees

By William Eichler | 04 May 2022

MPs have joined council leaders in calling on Government to provide councils with funding to supp...

Former Haringey leader takes legal action against Ombudsman

By William Eichler | 03 May 2022

Former leader of Haringey LBC, Joseph Ejiofor, has issued legal proceedings to challenge the Loca...