Councils given £3bn to create thousands more spaces for Send pupils
Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images The government has promised to create 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs…
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Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack
At least three London councils are responding to an ongoing cyberattack, prompting officials to shut down their networks and phone…
Special needs support in England faces ‘total collapse’, councils warn
Georgia Roberts,Political Correspondent and Alex Forsyth,Political correspondent Getty Images The special educational needs and disabilities system for children in England…
Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England
Nearly half a million under-16s in England use taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities to get…
Councils still seeking asylum hotel legal action despite Epping ruling
Getty Images A string of demonstrations have been held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping this summer, including this protest…
Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is encouraging Tory-controlled councils to consider launching legal challenges against the use of hotels to house…
Councils consider legal action over asylum hotels
PA Media Councils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas.…
Councils blame rising costs for drop in swimming pool temperatures
Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Getty Images More than one in seven councils have lowered swimming pool temperatures in…
Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ unit battles councils for access to sensitive data
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…
Kent County Council to be subject of Reform’s first Reform to begin Musk-style audits of councils
Bob Dale BBC News, South East Getty Images Zia Yusuf announced the first raft of council audits late on Sunday…