CM Local Authorities

Bristol council has approved plans to close nine care homes and procure the majority of its residential care services from external operators.

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002 Personal Social Services capital spending has been set at £42m for 2002/03. As in previous...

Birmingham city council has lost a judicial review relating to its decision to cut care provision to people with disabilities. The move, which comes just weeks after the council was forced to scrap plans to instigate a super-critical’ eligibility threshold level, could leave the council facing an even larger spending deficit to tackle.

Local authority spending on domiciliary care services has ballooned in Scotland, according to the latest figures.

Nine county care homes have been transferred from Leicestershire council to the newly-formed private provider, Leicestershire County Care Ltd, in the climax of a long discussed plan to save the council £1m a year.

Community Care Market News (News) May 1998 The Continuing Care Conference (CCC) has published the second edition of its framework contract between...

Community Care Market News (News) May 2001 An expert in social services law has advised home owners to stand up to local...

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004 The government has published its Guidance on Access and Systems Capacity Grant 2004/05 and the...

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998 Age Concern is calling on the government to issue new guidance to local authorities regarding...

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997 A study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester...