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Government to pay off 90% of SEND deficits

By Martin Ford 11 February 2026

The Government will provide funding for 90% of English councils’ deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SEND services offer inconsistent experiences and outcomes

By Lee Peart 11 February 2026

An Ofsted inspection of SEND services in Buckinghamshire has ‘found inconsistent experiences and outcomes’ for children and young people.

PREVENTION

Social housing conditions 'barely improved' since pandemic, MPs say

By William Eichler 09 February 2026

The conditions in England’s social housing have ‘barely improved’ since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly 430,000 homes still failing to meet the current minimum standard, MPs say.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council and ICB award preventative services contract

By Lee Peart 06 February 2026

A Preventative Services Contract for Adults has been awarded to three organisations by Shropshire Council and Shropshire ICB.

SOCIAL CARE

Shared dataset provides joined up care for older people

By Lee Peart 06 February 2026

A £2.4m research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by NIHR ARC East of England, has shown that a minimum dataset (MDS) can be distilled to ...

COMMUNITY

PM announces £800m Pride in Place expansion

By William Eichler 05 February 2026

The Government has today announced that 40 additional areas will join the Pride in Place programme to help drive regeneration.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Call for extension of funding for early years' services

By Lee Peart 04 February 2026

Council leaders have said disparities in funding provision for Family Hubs services restricts their ability to deliver integrated health and education provision.

10-YEAR HEALTH PLAN

The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Scottish social care undermined by 'systemic underinvestment'

By William Eichler 27 January 2026

Social care in Scotland is undermined by the ‘systemic underinvestment’ in prevention and early intervention delivered by social work and social care services, a new report finds.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT