Times coverage of Tower Hamlets foster carer story 'distorted' factsSubscription
“We felt it was important to make the complaint to defend our foster carers and protect children in foster care”
Business rates uncertainty has 'negatively affected' financial plansSubscription
“Councils have been either unable to make financial plans for 2020–21 or have understandably made pessimistic budget assumptions”
Strike called off by vanguard staffSubscription
“Employers showed real intent today to sort things out and there have been important changes in the management position”
People news: Two cities appoint chiefs; Ministry's housing director departsSubscription
Our round-up of the latest job moves and appointments
Stevens and Sutcliffe discuss long-term funding of social careSubscription
Committee for Housing, Communities and Local Government interview a panel of experts on the the future for social care funding
Matt Prosser: More councils should be 'brave' on restructuringSubscription
Dorset Councils Partnership chief executive talks to David Paine about reorganisation and the challenges of running three districts
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Ben Houchen moots expanding Tees Valley CA into Yorkshire
Tees Valley mayor also speaks to LGC of his hope about getting greater control over replacement EU funding and piloting a free trade port post-Brexit
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“We have not yet managed to get the Department for Education and the government to see the criticality of this but I am extremely optimistic we will”
Areas which rejected devolution deals left with mixed feelings
“In straight cash terms you can say we haven’t got as much money as those areas” which secured devolution deals
Tim Bowles: My councillor past has been 'invaluable' as mayor
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