CHILDREN'S SERVICES
There is no return to yesterday
By Tony Hunter | 20 May 2020
Social services have adapted rapidly to the disruption of COVID-19, says Tony Hunter. As we emer...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers pile pressure on councils over business grants
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020
Business secretary Alok Sharma has expressed concerns that some councils have paid out less than ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Daring to be bold on net zero
By Robert Spencer | 13 May 2020
How can local government adapt its path to net zero as society emerges from COVID-19, asks Robert...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Local areas left in the dark by government
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 13 May 2020
Central government excluded local partners from key intelligence and failed to share enough infor...
BUSINESS
Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...
WHITEHALL
Shielding improvements on agenda for LGA and Whitehall
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
The Local Government Association is working with Whitehall to improve the support system for the ...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Councils call for access to data for effective contact tracing
By Laura Sharman | 11 May 2020
Crucial data must be shared with councils in order for effective contact tracing to take place, t...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick: Government will not pick up the bill for everything
By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has warned the sector that the Government will not pick up t...
HEALTH
Shielding data finally shared with councils
By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020
Details of the extremely clinically vulnerable people identified in NHS patient data has finally ...
INFRASTRUCTURE
The pandemic is yet another pressure on housing for councils to bear
By Dave Ayre | 04 May 2020
CIPFA’s new and extensive suite of data Housing 360 shows the strain on housing resources alone w...
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