Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Government aims to improve council data collection on homelessness

The government is looking for an organisation to run pilots to help it improve local authority data... Read more
APPG calls for social care body to fix ‘workforce crisis’

Social care needs a government-sponsored ‘national care service’ to tackle the issue of... Read more
Give councils reassurance over waste strategy funding, say MPs

Councils need more information on funding arrangements behind the government’s waste strategy, MPs... Read more
Shake-up of local government funding delayed by a year

The communities secretary has postponed implementation of changes to local government funding... Read more
Social care handed additional £1.5bn

Chancellor Sajid Javid heralded the “end of austerity” during his Spending Round statement, as he... Read more
CIPFA appoints new associate director for local government

CIPFA has appointed former president Andrew Burns as associate director for local government.
NHS trusts given flexibilities to mitigate impact of controversial pension changes

The government has handed NHS trusts guidance and greater flexibility to tackle the pension crisis... Read more
Former advisor to Gove calls for abolition of academies

The introduction of academy schools has “fragmented” the education system and they should be... Read more
Council leaders express hope £3.5bn for town halls is ‘new money’

The prime minister’s £3.5m package for councils, expected to be announced in this week’s Spending... Read more
Authorities not including carbon targets in Local Plans risk legal action

Lawyers from an environmental charity are writing to 100 councils in England to remind them of... Read more

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