Social workers visited abused six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes just two months before his death but concluded there were ‘no safeguarding concerns,’ a court has heard.
Nottingham City Council is taking urgent action after uncovering a serious accounting error while it battles with its failing finances.
Hampshire CC’s leader has called for the introduction of a funding ‘floor’ to ensure all councils receive a minimum level of core spending power.
England’s local government ombudsman today demands wide-ranging new powers to investigate complaints across town halls, social care and education amid concern current regimes are outdated.
The cuts are part of plans to save £55m in order to balance the council’s budget in 2022-23.
Coronavirus was the second highest cause of deaths among care home residents behind dementia last year, according to latest figures.
Senior figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have raised concerns about Westminster’s approach to devolution.
The Government has sent commissioners in to struggling Slough Council in a bid to turn around its failing finances.
The local government sector has praised the ambition of the long-awaited adult social care reform White Paper, but warned it will not succeed without funding to meet current demand.
Diary has many great qualities, but patience is not one of them.
South Ayrshire Council’s services perform well but the council has been slow at making necessary changes to the way it delivers these services, auditors say.
The Government has been urged to make funding for its ‘discharge to assess’ scheme permanent in a bid to free up thousands of hospital beds and help the NHS recover from the pandemic.
Many services for disabled children and their families have been ‘slow to return’ since lockdown restrictions were lifted, according to the results of a new report.
NHS England has appointed a new national director for learning disability and autism to help ensure people can be treated in the community, rather than in inpatient settings.
Making COVID-19 and flu vaccinations mandatory for all frontline health and care workers would help level the playing field between the NHS and social care, Care England has argued.
Liverpool City Council's plans to launch cruise liners from its new terminal have sailed into choppy waters.
The UK boss of engineering services group Atkins has said he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the future of the infrastructure market.
Former Lloyds of London broker Michael Wade to consider overhaul of local authority insurance market as Crown Representative.
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