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• One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy, survey says

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies are ‘running out of road’ to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they grap
  
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• One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of bankruptcy, survey shows

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies ‘running out of road’ to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they grapple
  
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• One in 10 biggest English councils risk bankruptcy over child protection bill

  01-11-2023 11:43
  
  County Councils Network says local bodies facing insolvency after increase in children being taken into care and ‘out of control’ costs“Out of control” increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England’s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are “running out of road” to avoid insolvency as they
  
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