The Home Office first made an Urgent Crown Development application regarding the site in July. The special procedure is used to fast-track applications deemed to be of “national importance”, and involves an expedited consultation process on behalf of the Secretary of State. It ...
The CQC says the funding system remains fragile – people using care services either self-fund or, for the poorest, the state helps to pay for their costs. And in some areas, providers are increasingly turning to self-funders, making it more difficult for councils to buy the care they need ...