The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) panel heard she told Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council her ex-husband had hung himself.

BBC: Solihull social worker struck off after family death fraud

Last week, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council became the first in the West Midlands to say it was considering holding a referendum over higher council tax rates.

BBC: Council offices

They are the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland (OFMDPM), and Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

BBC: Department for Education