Councils sent 2.6 million debts to bailiffs last year

The use of bailiffs to collect debts owed to local authorities has risen by seven per cent in two years, driven largely by a surge in parking debts.

Employers should do more to encourage sustainability

Almost two-thirds of public sector workers say they have cut the amount of water they use at home but fewer than half are doing the same at work.

Remote working exceptions not being met

The public sector is failing to meet workers’ remote working needs, with less than a third desiring the option being allowed to do so.

Councils struggling financially to support SEND

The NAO has reported that many children with SEND are not getting the help they should as demand continues to rise.

Biggest real terms increase for councils for decade

Councils can be assured that they will receive the biggest year-on-year real terms increase in funding for almost a decade.

Councils call for public health support from nurses funding

Councils say recent nurse funding to improve their training and skills should be expanded to cover public health workers.

£62m flood funding for English communities

A new round of flood defence investment will help communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England.

Councils urge for radical approach to children’s services

The NLGN has argued that the government must adopt a radical new approach to children’s services to avert the growing crisis.

Government announced £500m in green technologies

Ministers have announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies, including £400 million for electric vehicles.

Government failing to invest in the nation’s health

A new report has claimed that the government is failing to invest in the nation’s health by too often focusing on short-term spending.

Green light for 20mph speed limit in central London

Transport for London has announced that proposals to lower speed limits on TfL roads across central London will go ahead.

Johnson promises thousands more good school places

Boris Johnson has pledged to create thousands more good school places as the Prime Minister unveiled a new drive for the next wave of free schools.

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Event Diary

DISCOVER | DEVELOP | DISRUPT

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.