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Childcare costs higher than the mortgage?
The Government has been urged to extend free childcare for all two year olds, with new research showing the cost of part-time childcare is…
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Management costs rise by 10% for Councils
Central management costs in councils have risen by 10% over the past decade, with some failing to properly scrutinise their spending, according to analysis…
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Task force called for to improve purchasing for social value
Ministers have been urged to launch a taskforce to help cash-strapped council commissioners do more to improve people’s lives when awarding contracts. The call…
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Poor VFM may equal penalty in bidding for grants for new build homes
The Homes and Communities Agency has hinted providers that fail to meet value for money rules may be penalised when bidding for grant under…
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Payment by results report
The Government’s focus on payment by results (PbR) is hindering the social sector’s ability to help the most vulnerable, according to a new report…
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Council supports social care mutual
Salford City Council has backed staff looking to set up a John Lewis style company to deliver social care. The council has ‘cautiously’ welcomed…
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Funding for Councils to develop new delivery models to transform public services
A new £1m fund has been launched to enable local Authorities to develop new delivery models to transform public services. The Delivering Differently programme…
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Regulator to review accounting rules for HAs
The social housing regulator is to carry out research to measure the impact of controversial accounting rule proposals. The Homes and Communities Agency is…
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IPPR 2013 Policy Impact 2013
IPPR have published their policy impact in 2013 Here it is: On energy policy – rarely out of the news this year – IPPR…
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Bring your own PC to work – trend to contimue
The trend of council workers bringing their own IT devices to work will continue despite the downsides, a new report has concluded to LG…
