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Kent County Council struggling to cope with child refugee numbers

Kent County Council has warned that its social services are struggling to cope with the rise in unaccompanied children seeking asylum.

BT to give back £129 million broadband subsidies to local authorities

Telecommunications company BT will give back £129 million to local authorities to support further distribution of superfast broadband.

Edinburgh set to sign £186 million ICT contract

Edinburgh City Council is set to sign a historic £186 million contract to improve web access across primary and secondary schools.

Standardised highway procurement documents released

A new set of standardised highways procurement documents have been released by the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme that are designed to save money across the highways sector.

Councils are paying too much for IT products, research suggests

Research from KnowledgeBus suggests councils are paying too much for IT products, which has prompted calls for a review on local spending.

£7.1 million fund for WiFi in libraries

The Arts Council England has announced a £7.1 million fund to ensure all public libraries in England have free WiFi by March 2016.

New ‘scorecard’ system rates council’s handling of NEETs

Local councils in England are to be rated on how successful they are at getting young people into education, employment or training under a new ‘scorecard’ system.

Thurrock Council ends Serco contract five years early

Thurrock Council will end its back office contract with Serco, as the council claims it is no longer serving its needs.

LGA calls for action on fly tipping

Furniture and mattress manufacturers should help contribute to the multi-million pound clear-up of fly-tipping, says the Local Government Association (LGA).

Total G-Cloud sales pass £650 million

Sales made through G-cloud have reached a total of £664 million as of June 2015 since the frameworks launch in March 2012.

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