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Council failed to carry out ‘basic core social work’ in adoption case, judge

By Brian Farmer21st January 2019News England

Social services bosses have been criticised by a High Court judge over the way they handled the case of two children who have been placed for adoption. Mrs Justice Theis

Boy to live with relatives after mother ‘exaggerated and fabricated’ child’s illness

By Brian Farmer21st January 2019News England

A woman has lost a family court fight over the care of her son after a judge said she had repeatedly claimed he was sick when he was “perfectly normal

Tim Loughton warns failure to invest in children’s social care is ‘false economy’

By Jennifer McKiernan18th January 2019News England

The cost of child neglect is £15 billion every year, an MP has told the Commons. Tory MP Tim Loughton said failing to spend more on prevention was “a false

‘Deal in principle’ agreed in Glasgow City Council workers equal-pay dispute

By The Press Association17th January 2019News Scotland

An agreement in principle has been reached in a bid to bring an end to Glasgow’s long-running equal pay dispute. Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council, confirmed the

Council social services fail to prove woman breached court-ordered contact with son

By Brian Farmer14th January 2019News England

Council social services bosses have failed to prove that a woman deliberately breached a judge’s order restricting her contact with her teenage son. Lawyers representing Westminster City Council complained that

Judge to rule on vulnerable woman who has had four children removed from her care

By Brian Farmer10th January 2019News England

A woman with mental health difficulties who has had four children taken from her care has a pattern of becoming pregnant, a family court judge said. Judge Elizabeth Williscroft says

Nearly £5.4M spent by councils on ‘paupers’ funerals’ in 2017-18, research finds

By Vicky Shaw9th January 20199th January 2019News England

Nearly £5.4 million was spent on “paupers’ funerals” by local authorities in the financial year 2017-18, a mutual insurer has found. The total cost of public health funerals across the

Cosla warns cuts to previously protected council services inevitable

By The Press Association9th January 2019News Scotland

Council leaders have warned cuts to vital services are now “inevitable” as they told how the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2019-20 would have a “major impact” on their work.

Cosla issue ‘substantial job loss’ warning over Scottish Government budget settlement

By The Press Association18th December 201823rd December 2018News Scotland

Scottish councils’ allocations in the draft budget put at risk the delivery of essential services next year, according to local government body Cosla. Total funding for both the revenue and

Local authorities ‘contemplating withdrawal’ from scheme for housing asylum seekers

By Hayden Smith17th December 201823rd December 2018News England

Councils may pull out of a scheme for housing asylum seekers after carrying a “disproportionate share” of the costs and pressures, a Commons report has warned. MPs claimed local authorities

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Boy to live with relatives after mother ‘exaggerated and fabricated’ child’s illness

Tim Loughton warns failure to invest in children’s social care is ‘false economy’

‘Deal in principle’ agreed in Glasgow City Council workers equal-pay dispute

Council social services fail to prove woman breached court-ordered contact with son

Judge to rule on vulnerable woman who has had four children removed from her care

Nearly £5.4M spent by councils on ‘paupers’ funerals’ in 2017-18, research finds

Cosla warns cuts to previously protected council services inevitable

Cosla issue ‘substantial job loss’ warning over Scottish Government budget settlement

Local authorities ‘contemplating withdrawal’ from scheme for housing asylum seekers

Teenager who murdered family was planning shooting at his former primary school

Mother’s anger after coroner finds Army failures contributed to Jaysley’s death

Thirty councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

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Council failed to carry out ‘basic core social work’ in adoption case, judge

Boy to live with relatives after mother ‘exaggerated and fabricated’ child’s illness

Tim Loughton warns failure to invest in children’s social care is ‘false economy’

‘Deal in principle’ agreed in Glasgow City Council workers equal-pay dispute

Council social services fail to prove woman breached court-ordered contact with son

Judge to rule on vulnerable woman who has had four children removed from her care

Nearly £5.4M spent by councils on ‘paupers’ funerals’ in 2017-18, research finds

Cosla warns cuts to previously protected council services inevitable

Cosla issue ‘substantial job loss’ warning over Scottish Government budget settlement

Local authorities ‘contemplating withdrawal’ from scheme for housing asylum seekers