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POLITICS
LGA: National Insurance hit could be £1.7bn
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2024
The impact of employer National Insurance Contribution increases on external providers and contra...
POLITICS
Call for return of public service agreements
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2024
Ministers should bring back the model of public service agreements (PSA) introduced under the pre...
FUNDING
Let the funding battle commence
By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2024
The Government’s latest policy statement signals its intent to address the sector’s funding imbal...
HOUSING
More than 100 councils report not prosecuting rogue landlords
By William Eichler | 22 November 2024
‘Many’ council enforcement teams do not have the resources and capacity to proactively tackle poo...
POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Former minister raises concerns over standards reform
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024
Former local government minister Bob Neill has expressed concerns over proposed reforms that coul...
PEOPLE
Gray will not be new regions envoy
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray will not take up a role as envoy to ...
FINANCE
Swindon facing 'existential' financial crisis
By Paul Marinko | 11 November 2024
Swindon BC is ‘facing a burning financial platform’ this year with cost pressures of around £9m b...
FINANCE
The half billion pound question
By By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2024
Despite Whitehall assurances of protection from rising employers’ National Insurance Contribution...
IMPROVEMENT
Counties delay peer challenges
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024
English county councils appear to be putting off inviting peer challenges from the Local Governme...
SOCIAL CARE
Call to fully fund National Living Wage rise to keep care 'afloat'
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024
Adult social care directors have called on the Government to fully fund the increases in National...
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Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
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- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
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