The High Court has ruled that Cumbria County Council must pay a bill of £5.4 million following a dispute with a former contractor, in which it claims the work carried out was substandard.
Delayed interventions cost councils £6.4bn, EIF study suggests
Analysis conducted by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has indicated that councils spend £6.4 billion a year to deal with damaging social problems affecting children and their families.
Government drops plans to curb House of Lords powers
The BBC has reported that the government has dropped plans put forward by Former House of Lords leader Lord Strathclyde to remove peers' veto over laws - called statutory instruments.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to provide more funding for social care to improve the quality of care received by elderly people.
Welsh councils generate £13.8m from parking charges
Figures from the RAC Foundation have shown that local authorities in Wales have made a combined profit of £13.8 million in 2015/16 from car parking penalties.
