Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

Social care pressures widen Sheffield’s funding gap

Sheffield City Council expects social care pressures to make up more than 70% of a £43m funding gap... Read more
Gove replaces Jenrick in cabinet reshuffle

Michael Gove has replaced Robert Jenrick as local government secretary, following Boris Johnson’s... Read more
Hunt: Social care will ‘not get money it needs’

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that the social care sector will not get as much... Read more
Welsh government faces “difficult choices” on funding priorities

Tight funding settlements will leave Welsh authorities with difficult decisions on which services... Read more
Scottish councils need ‘more permissive’ funding arrangements

Scottish National Party members have supported a motion calling for local authorities to be allowed... Read more
Senior civil servant voices disappointment over Test and Trace scrutiny

The level of scrutiny and financial management placed on the government’s £37bn Test and Trace... Read more
Councils to receive funding boost for accommodating Afghan refugees

Local authorities in the UK will receive additional funding to help with the cost of resettling... Read more
Former senior council officers guilty of ‘phantom worker’ scam

Two senior officers at a borough council have been found guilty of creating a fake worker to... Read more
NHS funding settlement ‘less likely’ to meet future needs

Healthcare services in England will likely require multi-billion-pound top-ups over the medium term... Read more
Council withdraws shopping centre purchase plans

Swindon Borough Council has scrapped plans to acquire a local retail park, after it was advised the... Read more

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