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From social care to homelessness, what are the cost pressures facing English councils?

A decade of cuts has reduced local authorities’ ability to deal with key long-term issues, from child protection to an ageing society ....

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DfE proposes cut to councils' retained early years funding allowance

The Department for Education has proposed to reduce the proportion of early years funding allowed to be retained by local authorities to deliver functions like staffing, family support and the administration of the funded childcare offer. ....

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DCN to 'forcibly' make districts case over transfer of Lep powers | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)

The District Councils' Network will “lobby robustly” for a more significant role for districts in the transfer of the functions held by local enterprise ....

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Cornwall abandons plans for mayoral model

Cornwall Council will no longer pursue a level three devolution deal which would have included an elected mayor, council leader Linda Taylor (Con) ....

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Government set to axe this year's spending review | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)

Councils face further budget cuts after the government reportedly shelved plans for this year’s spending review. The last spending review, which took ....

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