The “out of control” crisis in local government driven by long-term funding constraints and a “broken” financial system can only be ended by the Government providing billions of pounds more
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The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homeless charities branding the statistics a “disaster” but not a surprise. A total of 4,389
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Private equity firms are “ripping off the taxpayer” in the children’s social care sector and making huge profits, Parliament has been told. Concerns were raised by peers in Westminster over
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Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned the Government against “deception of the worst order” as a crisis fund for councils hangs in the balance. The Labour peer (pictured) argued
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A review of social services and police contact with a nine-year-old boy before he was killed by his mother and stepfather has found he was classed as “safe and well”
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Council leaders have called for reform of local government finance and an end to “short-term” measures after Michael Gove confirmed authorities will receive £500 million in emergency funding for social
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Important elements of the funding settlement for councils this year disproportionately benefit richer areas and fail to take into account a range of growing demand pressures, according to local authorities
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The sister of a two-year-old boy who was found dead alongside his father in Lincolnshire has said police and social services “did what they could” and are not to blame.
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Councils need more support to help children in care reunite with their families, new research has warned, after it found funding constraints and struggles with recruitment and retention of staff
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A police force has referred itself to the police watchdog after a toddler was found dead next to his father’s body. Bronson Battersby, two, was found beside his dad Kenneth,
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