Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

LGA urges tax rises to support adult social care

National tax rises are needed to support adult social care, which is now at “breaking point”, the... Read more
Children’s services commissioner set to be sent into Northants

An additional commissioner is likely to be sent into troubled Northamptonshire County Council after... Read more
Half of adult social care directors forecast budget overspend

Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult... Read more
Fare freezes ‘adding to Transport for London finance woes’

Transport for London fare freezes risk sending the authority further into the “financial doldrums... Read more
IFRS 9 override to last for five years

Councils have been granted a statutory override on accounting changes to pooled investments for... Read more
Rent arrears soar among universal credit claimants

Council tenants claiming universal credit owe on average more than two-and-a-half times the rent... Read more
Councils struggle to discharge new homelessness duties

Help offered by councils to young homeless people is ineffective half the time because of... Read more
NHS ‘rock star’ managers sentenced for fraud

Men who defrauded £800,000 from a Welsh NHS board using the names of famous pop stars have been... Read more
Sharp rise in number of patients facing severe admission delays

NHS trusts are “already overstretched” as they enter the most difficult time of year, a health... Read more
£22m fund to provide ‘strong safety net’ for domestic abuse survivors

More than 60 councils in England will receive a share of a £22m fund to tackle the crime of... Read more

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