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Government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms fail to take account of burgeoning home-to-school transport costs for local authorities, a committee of MPs has warned.[more...]
A Public Accounts Committee report has cast doubt on a government pledge to halve the amount it spends on consultants, after warning that departments are failing… [more...]
The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that the unemployment rate is expected to rise, with business leaders reporting that rising costs, including increased minimum wage… [more...]
It’s time to accept that when it comes to local government accounts simplification, we can’t have our cake and eat it, writes Mark Green, vice-chair of… [more...]
The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to councils.
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood last week announced plans to… [more...]