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09 Mar 2026

SEND reforms fail to account for transport costs, say MPs

Government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms fail to take account of burgeoning home-to-school transport costs for local authorities, a committee of MPs has warned.[more...]

09 Mar 2026

Potholes are worse

March is often cited as the worst month for vehicles being impacted by potholes, according to car insurer Admiral, as roads have had several months to… [more...]

09 Mar 2026

Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning'

England’s “creaking” adult social care system is confusing and impenetrable to the people who rely on it and held together with “sticking plasters and glue”, the… [more...]

09 Mar 2026

LGR not ‘immediate financial salvation’

Councils should not expect local government reorganisation to be an “immediate financial salvation”, attendees at an LGC event have been told.
Senior officers and experts… [more...]

06 Mar 2026

UK government warned SEND reforms leave ‘unanswered questions’

MPs have raised concerns that proposed reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system leave critical questions unanswered, particularly regarding home-to-school transport and council… [more...]