Chancellor Philip Hammond must use his Spring Statement to help struggling councils which are acting as “human shields” for the Government’s “failed economic policy of austerity”, John McDonnell will say.
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On World Social Work Day 2018, what better way for West Sussex County Council to celebrate our work than to invite you to participate in our inaugural conference and explore
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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has appealed to Philip Hammond to address the “£2 billion funding gap” in children’s services to “protect our children”. Mr McDonnell said the “most vulnerable” were
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The health and social care partnership in North Lanarkshire is laying down “strong foundations” to support more integrated working, inspectors have found. They praised a number of important strengths in
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A blast of intense cold weather dubbed the “Beast from the East” has reached the UK, with temperatures expected to dip below freezing throughout the week. The extreme temperatures mean
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Poor sharing of information led to warning signs being missed before a 19-day-old boy was murdered by his mother, a serious case review has found. Nicola Brown, 43, was found
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The total amount of council tax paid in England is set to rise by more than £1 billion next year as town halls take advantage of new freedoms to increase
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Councillors have approved plans to provide free school meals 365 days a year to children from low income households to help tackle “holiday hunger”. North Lanarkshire Council agreed to expand
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A project to take 600 people out of homelessness by offering them a secure home is being launched by a social enterprise. Social Bite said the programme is being largely
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A council is planning to offer free school meals 365 days a year to children from low income households to help tackle “holiday hunger”. North Lanarkshire Council proposes expanding its
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