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Research finds long-lasting benefits from Sure Start

By Naomi Larsson | 16 August 2021

Sure Start centres prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised and cut health inequal...

A tough balancing act for councils

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Managing and mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on local communities poses a huge cha...

Councils step up coronavirus response

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Local authorities across the country have stepped up their response to coronavirus as the number ...

Reorganisation fears overshadow devolution talks

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Concerns over local government reorganisation are marring devolution talks in the north-west.

Row over York chief departure

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

A row has erupted over the departure of York City Council’s chief executive.

SEND system 'not working as well as it should' - top civil servant

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

The reformed system for supporting children with special and educational needs and disabilities (...

Scottish ministers hit out at UK austerity

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

Scottish ministers have blamed UK austerity measures for the financial difficulties facing counci...

AI could save councils £500,000

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could save local authorities £500,000 in the next 12 mont...

Union estimates 500,000 post-Brexit care staffing gap

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

The UK could face a social care staffing gap of almost 500,000 workers due to the Government’s ne...

'Voter ID could disenfranchise certain sections of community'

By Naomi Larsson | 04 March 2020

Forcing voter ID could disenfranchise certain sections of the community, a House of Lords select ...