Articles by Mark Conrad
Government launches MRP crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 30 November 2021
Councils will be prevented from using capital receipts to replace minimum revenue provision (MRP)...
Call for fresh powers from ombudsman
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2021
England’s local government ombudsman today demands wide-ranging new powers to investigate complai...
Swansea condemns cinema over COVID rule break
By Mark Conrad | 29 November 2021
Swansea City & CC has condemned a cinema that defied a Welsh Government order to close after it r...
LGA warning over soaring care costs
By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2021
Soaring adult and children’s care costs mean councils could ‘soon fail to support everyone they n...
Johnson survives social care rebellion
By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night survived a sizable rebellion against his social care fund...
Councils warned after harrowing child protection case
By Mark Conrad | 22 November 2021
Councils must better assess risks to vulnerable children posed by new adults entering family home...
Gove warned of climate change floods risk
By Mark Conrad | 22 November 2021
Local government secretary Michael Gove was today urged to align UK housing policy with climate c...
Police investigate children's homes after suspensions
By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021
Police are investigating the closure of two Doncaster-based children’s homes suspended by Ofsted ...
Somerset MP urges county to up SEN spend
By Mark Conrad | 08 April 2021
A Somerset MP has urged the county council to find £2.4m from existing coffers to settle a two-ye...
MPs reject call for army vet checks
By Mark Conrad | 07 April 2021
Parliament has rejected calls for a duty on local public bodies to ask service users whether they...
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