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Research into how unpaid carers are impacted when they are forced to repay benefit overpayments will be published ‘shortly’, a minister has pledged. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Years-old-stud…
The Renters (Reform) Bill, which now includes an indefinite delay to the long-awaited ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions, passed its third reading in the Commons yesterday. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/MPs-sign-off-i…
The nationwide roll-out of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will begin in 2027, according to the Government. localgov.co.uk/DRS-roll-out-s…
Competing visions of the future of social care have been set out by Labour and the Conservatives as they prepare for a General Election. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Political-batt…
Suffolk County Council left a young girl with special educational needs with no education for a year and a half, an ombudsman has found. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Council-pays-f…
Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has accused Derbyshire County Council of leaving unspent millions of pounds for school spaces for children with special needs. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Council-reject…
Millions of pupils are struggling to learn because of unstable family environments, mental health challenges and poor attendance, @actnforchildren has warned. localgov.co.uk/Two-fifths-of-…
MPs have recommended that the National Audit Office should investigate the finances of the controversial Teesworks regeneration project. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Watchdog-shoul…
Birmingham City Council members have rejected a planning proposal for a 42-storey skyscraper to be built on top of a Grade-II listed former hospital. Read more⬇️ localgov.co.uk/Brum-councillo…
Research into how unpaid carers are impacted when they are forced to repay benefit overpayments will be published ‘shortly’, a minister has pledged. localgov.co.uk/Years-old-stud…
The Renters (Reform) Bill, which now includes an indefinite delay to the long-awaited ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions, has passed its third reading in the Commons. localgov.co.uk/MPs-sign-off-i…
The nationwide roll-out of the Deposit Return Scheme will begin in 2027, according to the Government. localgov.co.uk/DRS-roll-out-s…
Job alert!🚨 Early Years Entitlement and Sufficiency Officer jobs.localgov.co.uk/job/181130/ear…
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Competing visions of the future of social care have been set out by Labour and the Conservatives as they prepare for a General Election. localgov.co.uk/Political-batt…
Suffolk County Council left a young girl with special educational needs with no education for a year and a half, an ombudsman has found. localgov.co.uk/Council-pays-f…
Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has accused Derbyshire County Council of leaving unspent millions of pounds for school spaces for children with special needs. localgov.co.uk/Council-reject…
Job alert!🚨 Head of Transport Strategy & Road Safety jobs.localgov.co.uk/job/181071/hea…
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In an article for LocalGov, published today, our Policy & External Affairs Director, Lee Marshall, looks at the Government’s claims to be scrapping the much-fabled ‘seven bins’ policy and the future of the consistent collections reform. Read more here: LocalGov.co.uk
If you don’t know what box shifting is, please read and if you are a local councillor take action to help ban it!
'The enthusiasm is there. The plans are there. All we need is for the Government to listen and make this simple change that could do so much good.' @sianberry, Green London Assembly Member, calls for an end to ‘box shifting’. localgov.co.uk/Tired-of-empty…
Councils face record £3.5bn shortfall Just 14% of local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales said they were on course for a balanced budget in 2024-25, analysis by trade union UNISON found. localgov.co.uk/Councils-face-… @localgoveditors
Thank you @localgoveditors for covering this important story about the need for better funding for #socialcare
Sustainable planning for the care sector must replace short-term cash injections, The Health Foundation (@HealthFdn) said as it published projected costs for adult social care. localgov.co.uk/Over-8bn-neede…
Great article from our Local Democracy Research Centre Team in localgov.co.uk part of our ongoing research into international comparisons of #localgov funding @localgoveditors
'When Birmingham issued an s114 notice at the start of September, it reconfirmed a fact we have known for some time now: English local government finance is broken.' Dr Greg Stride and Dr Andrew Walker at the @LGiU discuss how to fix local finance. localgov.co.uk/How-to-fix-loc…