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Council denies leaving man to sleep in car

04/09/2025

A Lincolnshire man with health issues was left sleeping in his car after South Kesteven DC failed to offer him temporary housing, Ombudsman rules.

Council to review controversial £500k AI deal with Palantir

04/09/2025

Coventry City Council will review its £500,000-a-year contract with US data firm Palantir, following concerns over the company’s reported links to the IDF.

Street hazards endangering blind pedestrians, charity warns

04/09/2025

Over half of blind and partially sighted people struggle to complete essential journeys due to poor pavements and abandoned e-scooters, a new poll reveals.

Council takes legal action against asylum seeker hotels

02/09/2025

West Northamptonshire Council is taking legal action to force three hotels in the county to stop housing asylum seekers.

Millions at risk of council tax debt, report warns

02/09/2025

One in four UK adults fear they will be unable to pay their council tax over the next six months, new research from StepChange Debt Charity reveals.

Disadvantaged children left behind by childcare policy, report warns

02/09/2025

Children from disadvantaged families are receiving far less Government-funded early education than their peers, report from Coram Family and Childcare warns.

Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash

01/09/2025

Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers around £10bn, Reform UK’s deputy leader has claimed.

SEND transport costs reach record £2.26bn

01/09/2025

SEND transport costs hit a record high of £2.26bn in 2023-24, according to a new analysis of official data for England.

Council defends £500k AI deal with Palantir

01/09/2025

Coventry City Council has defended a £500,000-a-year AI contract with US data company Palantir, which supplies technology to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Call to abolish Homes England

01/09/2025

A think-tank has called for the abolition of Homes England.

Councils hand millions to landlords amid housing crisis

01/09/2025

Local authorities in England are paying millions of pounds a year to incentivise private landlords to house homeless families, new data has revealed.

Councils call for restrictions on office-to-home conversions

01/09/2025

Local authority leaders are calling on the Government to limit office-to-residential conversions, warning they are undermining affordable housing delivery.

One in 10 supported homes at risk

29/08/2025

50,000 specialist homes for people with support needs are at imminent risk of closure due to ongoing funding pressures, National Housing Federation warns.

Government skipped own cost review of council mergers

29/08/2025

The Government did not conduct its own assessment of the costs of local government reorganisation, the BBC has revealed.

Reform UK council leader bans local newspaper

29/08/2025

The Reform UK leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has banned a local newspaper from contacting him or his councillors following a row over reporting.

Council worker jailed for £236k fraud

29/08/2025

A council employee who secretly held multiple jobs has been jailed for three years after defrauding local authorities out of more than £236,000.

Wrexham bin strike called off after deal reached

28/08/2025

A planned bin strike in Wrexham has been suspended after last-minute talks between Unite and Wrexham County Borough Council.

Council cancels IT upgrade after delays

28/08/2025

Norwich City Council has abandoned its planned IT system upgrade following repeated delays.

Lewisham slammed over child homelessness failings

28/08/2025

Lewisham Council has been criticised for leaving a seriously ill child at risk after failing to act swiftly in a homelessness case.

Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says

28/08/2025

England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is unsustainable because of an overdiagnosis of mental health issues, think tank says

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