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Reform's 'Doge' Unit Will Struggle To Find Much Council Waste To Cut, Analysis Shows
Communities
Reform's 'Doge' Unit Will Struggle To Find Much Council Waste To Cut, Analysis Shows
Councils now run by Reform UK spent up to 78 per cent of their service spending on social care and homelessness last year, analysis shows, suggesting there is limited room for further cuts.
Transforming local authority services with geospatial data Partner content
Communities
By AtkinsRéalis
Transforming local authority services with geospatial data
Francesca Downey of AtkinsRéalis discusses a project that helped a local authority transform its geospatial services to benefit its residents
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Energy
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Reform councils could delay local green energy projects by up to a year, undermining the government's net zero ambitions, a sector leader has said.
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform UK local election candidates plan efficiency drives and cuts to diversity programmes if they win councils on 1 May.
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery
Communities
By Alistair Strathern MP
My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery
Now is the time to ensure that homeowners are no longer at the mercy of unaccountable private companies.
Immigration Is A Major Concern In Mayoral Contests Eyed By Reform, New Poll Shows
Communities
Immigration Is A Major Concern In Mayoral Contests Eyed By Reform, New Poll Shows
New polling shows immigration is a major concern in two mayoral battlegrounds that will go to the polls for the first time in 2025 and where Reform UK is hopeful of success.
Create 10-Year 'Standalone Plan' To Fix Social Care, Say Local Leaders
Health
Create 10-Year "Standalone Plan" To Fix Social Care, Say Local Leaders
The Government must create a decade-long plan for social care if the long-term strategy for repairing the National Health Service hopes to succeed, local authority leaders have said.
Labour MP Not Afraid To Be 'Unpopular' In Calling For Council Tax Reform
Communities
Labour MP Not Afraid To Be "Unpopular" In Calling For Council Tax Reform
The Labour MP for Hartlepool has called on the Government to reform the “completely broken” council tax system, saying he has “no fear whatsoever about being unpopular” over it.
New Report On 'Financially Unsustainable' Special Educational Needs System Is 'Watershed Moment'
Health
New Report On "Financially Unsustainable" Special Educational Needs System Is "Watershed Moment"
A new report setting out the severe pressures facing the special educational needs system (SEND) ought to be a “watershed moment” for Westminster, a former children’s commissioner has warned.
Modern Slavery Victims Are Missing Out On Housing Support, New Report Finds
Home affairs
Modern Slavery Victims Are Missing Out On Housing Support, New Report Finds
Some victims of modern slavery are not receiving the housing support they are entitled to because of gaps in what local councils provide, a new report has found.
'Reset' Needed Between Local And National Government, Says New LGA Chair
Communities
"Reset" Needed Between Local And National Government, Says New LGA Chair
The new head of the Local Government Association wants a “reset” in the relationship between Westminster and councils, having been “almost like a parent child relationship” in recent years.
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Communities
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will pledge to "end the Dragon's Den style bidding wars" between local councils in a major speech to local leaders today.
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office minister Georgia Gould has said having local councils bid against each other has led to “massive waste” and that the Labour government would bring a “new era of partnership” between local, central and regional government.
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
Communities
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
A quarter of Conservative councillors think their local authority does not receive enough money to meet statutory duty service level requirements for adult social care.
Labour Wants 'Proper Accountability And Oversight' Of Council Finance
Communities
Labour Wants "Proper Accountability And Oversight" Of Council Finance
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has said that there “has to be proper accountability and oversight” when it comes to local government finance, as Labour is understood to be considering whether the system could be overhauled.
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Communities
By Justine Smith
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Demand is rising, costs are spiralling and profit-maximising private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling in. The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims.

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Regional Tories Are Snubbing Parachuted MP Candidates In Favour Of 'Local Champions'
Political parties
Regional Tories Are Snubbing Parachuted MP Candidates In Favour Of "Local Champions"
The number of Conservative candidates who are from their area and have had experience in local Government has risen over the last few election cycles, with Tory associations appearing to prefer “local champions” to well-established names.
'Terrible' Night For Tories With Major Local Election Losses
Political parties
"Terrible" Night For Tories With Major Local Election Losses
The Conservative Party is on course to lose hundreds of seats after early local election results paint a "terrible" picture for the party.
The Derbyshire Dales need support to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees and local people
Communities
By Rob Cogings
The Derbyshire Dales need support to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees and local people
Residents of the Derbyshire Dales have opened their homes to Ukrainian refugees.
New laws are needed to end rogue landlords exploiting people living in exempt housing
Communities
By Bob Blackman MP and Andy Street
New laws are needed to end rogue landlords exploiting people living in exempt housing
The stories we hear from people forced to accept so-called supported exempt accommodation from rogue landlords are testament to the scale of change required.
Councils will be forced to cut vital public services without certainty over funding
Communities
By Cllr James Jamieson
Councils will be forced to cut vital public services without certainty over funding
The news that government departments have been tasked with identifying efficiency savings from public sector budgets has sent a collective shiver down the spine of local government.
LGA chairman tribute to Queen Elizabeth II: ‘Her life will be remembered for one of service, duty and devotion’
Obituaries
By Cllr James Jamieson
LGA chairman tribute to Queen Elizabeth II: ‘Her life will be remembered for one of service, duty and devotion’
In just a few days, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, alongside her husband Prince Philip. It is truly the end of an era, and like everyone else it was with profound sadness that learned of the Queen’s death.
Michael Gove’s new restrictive powers over councils risk harming the levelling up agenda
Communities
By Paul Dennett
Michael Gove’s new restrictive powers over councils risk harming the levelling up agenda
New powers for the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over local government finances, announced in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, are of significant concern for local authorities.