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Government social care plans to be published this year - Johnson

By Mark Conrad | 14 January 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today vowed to publish the Government’s long-awaited social care pla...

Council on course to meet investment target

By Mark Conrad | 14 January 2020

South Cambridgeshire DC has revealed it is on course to generate a quarter of cash spent on servi...

Councils urged to improve information sharing

By Mark Conrad | 13 January 2020

Local authorities have been urged to improve information sharing following two serious case revie...

Two senior officers implicated after 'bullying' claims

By Mark Conrad | 12 November 2019

An investigation into alleged bullying and harassment found ‘substantial evidence’ to support som...

More cash needed to improve outcomes - report

By Mark Conrad | 11 November 2019

More money on top of spending pledges made by the Government ahead of the General Election will b...

EXCLUSIVE: Core Cities' £28bn Shared Prosperity Fund warning

By Paul Marinko | 26 September 2019

The proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) must be worth at least £28bn over seven years if t...

London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity

By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019

London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...

Holyrood urged to find extra cash for Glasgow

By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019

Scotland’s finance secretary, Derek MacKay, is under renewed pressure to find additional funding ...

Labour vows to make adult's social care free

By Mark Conrad | 23 September 2019

Labour’s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has announced he will fund ‘personal care free at the...

Basildon fears over influx of London homeless

By Mark Conrad | 23 September 2019

Basildon BC councillors have been reassured that London boroughs will not disown their homeless r...