Local Government Association

Social care is universally recognised as being at crisis point. The pressures faced across the sector are intense and their consequences impact on people who need care and support, those who provide care and support, and those that depend on care and support for their own sustainability, such as the NHS . But whilst funding is needed immediately, to resolve it in the long term, social care needs to be recognised as a priority by Government.

Recommendations to create the local conditions that will drive forward council housebuilding

The outlook for council housebuilding in the short and long term

A list of sources, key reports and further reading

Innovative council solutions that improve the lives of children, young people and families, despite funding pressures.

These are the figures of a children's services system at breaking point.

Guidance for partnerships in establishing an OPE Partnership Board

How councils go about the process – broken down into policy, resources and the development process