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Claims Government ‘turned around’ lives of Troubled Families misleading, MPs say

By The Press Association20th December 2016News England

Claims that a flagship intervention project had turned around the lives of 99% of England’s most troubled families were misleading, according to a Commons committee. The Government also overstated the

Kreft warns council tax rise ‘won’t solve Welsh social care funding problem’

By Iain MacDonald20th December 2016News Wales

Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft has warned that the social care sector will collapse unless the Welsh Government invests more money in independently-run care homes and domiciliary care. He

Engage: Social care sector in dire need of urgent reform

By Iain MacDonald20th December 2016Engage

There is a desperate need to bring new money into the social care system but existing proposals will not deliver this, says Professor Les Mayhew from the Cass Business School

Corbyn calls for emergency top-up funding for deepening social care crisis

By The Press Association19th December 2016News England

Jeremy Corbyn has written to the Prime Minister calling for urgent talks on social care funding. The Labour leader is urging Theresa May to provide “emergency top-up funding” to protect

Derek Mackay hits back at opposition claims of Holyrood budget ‘massive con’

By The Press Association16th December 2016News Scotland

Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has hit back at opposition politicians who branded his budget a “con” which will see the “heart ripped out of public services”. In an “historic

Islamic extremist information must be turned over in Tower Hamlets child care case

By The Press Association16th December 2016News England

Home Office officials have been ordered to pass on “highly sensitive” police information about an “Islamic extremist” whose child is at the centre of family court litigation. Social services bosses

Sajid Javid announces £900m funding available for council social care services

By The Press Association15th December 2016News England

Sajid Javid has claimed almost £900 million extra will be available to local authorities over the next two years to fund social care services. The Communities Secretary said up to

Social care funding move savaged as gutless stealth tax by former Care Minsiter

By The Press Association15th December 2016News England

The Government has been accused of applying a “sticking plaster” solution to the crisis in adult social care, after announcing £900 million of new funding over the next two years.

Council agrees multi-million pound payout over ‘industrial scale’ child abuse

By The Press Association15th December 2016News England

Millions of pounds are expected to be paid to former residents of a children’s home at the centre of sexual abuse on an “industrial scale”. The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association

Scottish councils handed £240m funding boost in Holyrood budget

By The Press Association15th December 2016News Scotland

Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay handed cash-strapped councils a spending boost in his budget, pledging to up their funds by just over £240 million. Mr Mackay also confirmed he would

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Claims Government ‘turned around’ lives of Troubled Families misleading, MPs say

Derek Mackay hits back at opposition claims of Holyrood budget ‘massive con’

Islamic extremist information must be turned over in Tower Hamlets child care case

Council agrees multi-million pound payout over ‘industrial scale’ child abuse

Scottish councils handed £240m funding boost in Holyrood budget

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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Tag: Local Authorities

Claims Government ‘turned around’ lives of Troubled Families misleading, MPs say

Kreft warns council tax rise ‘won’t solve Welsh social care funding problem’

Engage: Social care sector in dire need of urgent reform

Corbyn calls for emergency top-up funding for deepening social care crisis

Derek Mackay hits back at opposition claims of Holyrood budget ‘massive con’

Islamic extremist information must be turned over in Tower Hamlets child care case

Sajid Javid announces £900m funding available for council social care services

Social care funding move savaged as gutless stealth tax by former Care Minsiter

Council agrees multi-million pound payout over ‘industrial scale’ child abuse

Scottish councils handed £240m funding boost in Holyrood budget