20/10/2023 - 13:36
"Local authority budgets have failed to keep pace with rising costs and the increase in the number of people needing care"
20/10/2023 - 11:22
RAC head of policy Simon Williams: “It is plain wrong that drivers who contribute billions in tax every year have to put up with roads that are so far from being fit for purpose.”
19/10/2023 - 09:31
It is believed to be the first time a local authority has used its powers under the 2004 Housing Act for a cladding-related prosecution.
19/10/2023 - 09:03
National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is calling on the government to allocate its Community Wealth Fund resources through local (parish and town) councils in regions below 20,000 population.
18/10/2023 - 13:06
The Commission's National Infrastructure Assessment suggests that attracting investment to the UK in the face of global competition will require a new approach.
18/10/2023 - 08:47
As the first organisation to assess all UK councils on their progress, Climate Emergency UK found that only 41 councils in the UK scored 50% or more for their climate action, the average score being 32%.
17/10/2023 - 13:50
Annual Complaints Review reveals that the Housing Ombudsman received over 5,000 complaints for the first time last year, a 28% increase on the previous year
17/10/2023 - 13:27
According to a new National Audit Office report, clarification is needed about the future funding and sponsorship arrangements for more than 130,000 people helped under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
16/10/2023 - 12:11
A coalition of 19 organisations have written a joint letter to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt urging him to address the continued freeze on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in his Autumn statement.
13/10/2023 - 11:34
Welsh deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan has praised the social care workforce at the Association of Directors of Social Services Cym
13/10/2023 - 11:08
London Councils has revealed that London boroughs will need to make more than £500 million of savings next year in order to balance the books
12/10/2023 - 11:21
The government has set it its plan to create a smoke-free generation and launched a public consultation on youth vaping in an attempt to crack down
