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Government tells councils to 'do their bit' for child asylum seekers

By William Eichler | 21 August 2020

The Home Office has called on local authorities to do more to support vulnerable children seeking...

Extra £40m to tackle homelessness

By William Eichler | 11 August 2020

The Welsh Government has announced extra cash aimed to provide people with safe and secure homes.

Care home deaths drop but council chiefs still 'seriously' concerned

By William Eichler | 17 June 2020

Council chiefs welcome decrease in the number of Covid-related care home deaths but warn that it ...

Council chiefs call for action to resolve £6bn Covid-19 crisis

By William Eichler | 16 June 2020

Local authority leaders have urged the Government to provide detailed plans on how to ensure the ...

Government appoints Arup-led consortium for £3.6bn Towns Fund delivery

By William Eichler | 15 June 2020

The engineering company Arup has been appointed to lead a consortium to help local authorities ac...

Grenfell taskforce to 'stand down'

By William Eichler | 27 March 2020

The Government has announced that the taskforce formed to help Kensington & Chelsea LBC respond t...

'Social care needs you', retired care workers told

By William Eichler | 26 March 2020

Council chiefs urge retired care workers to return to work in order to boost an over-stretched so...

Glasgow seeks 1,500 voluntary redundancies

By William Eichler | 24 March 2020

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is offering voluntary redundancies to its staff in ord...

Homeless families need more coronavirus protection, charity says

By William Eichler | 20 March 2020

Families in temporary accommodation should be provided with better protection against coronavirus...

Devon CC's children's services criticised for 'serious failures'

By William Eichler | 19 March 2020

Ofsted has found ‘serious failures’ in services for young people in Devon.