NEWS

Third of councils at risk of financial failure 

A third of all councils in England are at risk of financial failure in the next ten years, with one in five set to be at risk of financial failure by 2021.....read more

88 per cent of councils overspend on children’s services 

133 out of 152 councils responsible for children’s services overspent in 2017-18, collectively overspending by an estimated £807 million.....read more

Millions of social homes needed to solve ‘housing crisis’ 

Three million new social homes must be built in England over 20 years to solve the ‘housing crisis’.....read more

Funding for 900 new children’s social workers 

The government has revealed plans to fund 900 places on the Frontline children’s social work training programme up to 2021.....read more

£6.7 billion needed to clear road bridges backlog 

The cost of clearing the maintenance backlog for council-managed bridges in the UK has increased by a third to £6.7 billion in the past year.....read more

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