16+ hour, 1+ min ago  (441+ words) A new report by the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee called for urgent Government intervention to address conditions in temporary accommodation, where tens of thousands of children remain housed. The report warned that families continue to live…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (377+ words) The health charity's latest Social Care 360 report reveals that total expenditure on social care by councils has hit "34. 5bn'a 4. 1% real-terms increase. This increase is driven by higher provider fees and the number of people receiving long-term support jumping 3% from 859, 000 to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (414+ words) The amendment to Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill was confirmed on Wednesday and will see that sibling contact and parental contact for children in care are treated as equal priorities. Councils will be responsible for promoting the maintenance of relationships…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (360+ words) The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), working with ADSS Cymru and Solace Wales, has set out a refreshed vision for social care in Wales, calling for urgent reform to meet growing demand. More than 81, 000 people currently receive care and support…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (584+ words) The plan " titled Protecting What Matters " emphasises the importance of local engagement and outlines measures designed to bring people together around common interests and strengthen social bonds. It argues that changes in technology, demographics and economic pressures have strained community…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (523+ words) In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee said plans to tackle spiralling local authority deficits fail to address the rapidly rising cost of transport for pupils with SEND. The Government recently announced it will write off 90% of historic SEND…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (357+ words) The investigation was triggered by a complaint from the mother of two brothers with special educational needs, who were left without speech and language therapy for more than a year. One brother also missed almost all of his occupational therapy…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (465+ words) The Ofsted and CQC inspection of services arranged by Sunderland City Council and North East and Cumbria ICB was carried out in November 2025. While noting improvement in many aspects of the partnership's work, the report said the overall impact on…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (510+ words) The Health and Social Care Committee report covers the first 1, 000 days of life, from conception to age two. The report calls for recruitment of at least 1, 000 more health visitors, expansion of the Family Hubs network to every community, with ringfenced,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (586+ words) According to a study by the charity Pesticide Action Network UK, tests revealed that residues of glyphosate and its toxic breakdown product, AMPA, had been found in eight out of 13 playgrounds across three English counties and two London boroughs. The…...