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Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting with five ‘simple' social care asks.

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has agreed to ‘simple asks’ on dementia, social care and motor neurone disease (MND) from Baroness Louise Casey.

Criminals prosecuted through the courts for fly-tipping are routinely being fined less than the on-the-spot penalties councils can issue directly, LGA warns.

Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and second place in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Government should have ‘leeway' to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put forward a formal view on reorganisation, think-tank chief says.

Bucks Council left up to 400 children without therapy they were legally entitled to after failing to properly manage a change in its contracted services.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local government finances.

North Yorkshire Council is considering spending nearly £500,000 on e-cigarette procurement to help residents quit smoking.

Failure to recognise council employees as key workers during the pandemic must be reviewed as part of planning for future emergencies, Covid inquiry told.

Shetland Islands Council faces urgent pressure to address a projected £134.3m budget gap by 2029/30, auditors have warned.