Ever increasing costs and ongoing deficits caused by years of overspending on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could push some councils into bankruptcy, council leaders…[more...]
Speaking at the NHS Confederation conference, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged the NHS to “work better with local government”.
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Leaders of the 10 districts and the county council have all ruled out a single unitary for Hertfordshire.
The new leadership at the county council… [more...]
The absence of a narrative surrounding yesterday’s Spending Review means even the positive interventions will find few fans, write LGC editor Sarah Calkin [more...]
Ms Reeves has said repeatedly that the Treasury had examined every department’s spending ambitions “line by line” in a detailed process known as a zero-based review.
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