£9.6 million in budget savings to be discussed by Northamptonshire’s cabinet

Northamptonshire County Council’s Cabinet is set to approve starting consultation on budget savings totalling £9.6 million soon.

Plans to reshape Children’s Services for Cambridgeshire given go ahead

Plans to focus funding on increased outreach services for children and families in Cambridgeshire have been given the green light by councillors.

New early years service for Birmingham families

A revised plan for the delivery of a new and fairer system for providing early years health services for children and families in Birmingham has been published.

New operation centre opens in Bristol

A state of the art operations centre which brings together some of Bristol’s critical support services has opened in Bristol.

£16 million to combat drug dependency and support children in care

The government has pledged £16 million to projects that tackle drug and alcohol dependency and support children in care.

Combined Authority submits ambitious £200 million

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has submitted a bid of over £200 million of government investment and devolved powers in the government’s autumn budget in November.

Public bodies join together on new mobile voice and data procurement

CCS is taking control of the buying power of the public sector to reduce the cost to the public purse of purchasing mobile voice and data services.

Supported housing cap lower than actual costs, charity warns

Plans to cap benefits for those in supported housing by the government could fall short of actual costs by £80 per week, research shows.

Councils warn they cannot fund ‘dementia tax’ proposals

Conservative council leaders warn that county councils cannot afford a £308 million rise in care home costs if the ‘dementia tax’ goes ahead.

Women’s refuges funding cut by 24 per cent over last seven years

Councils have reduced the amount they spent on women’s refuges by 24 per cent since 2010, an investigation has revealed.

Oxford receives best service APSE award

Oxford City Council’s Streetscene team won a best service award at the recent Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards.

Government takes another step towards homeless prevention

New guidance to ensure local authorities intervene earlier to help prevent families and individuals becoming homeless has been published.

Pages