Adoption UK is warning of a mental health emergency amongst some of the UK’s most vulnerable children.

England’s poorest neighbourhoods have by far the biggest shortages of basic social infrastructure, such as parks and sports facilities.

New analysis from the Labour Party has found that the UK only has 15 per cent of the charging points it needs to meet net zero.

The Youth Endowment Fund has launched a new Toolkit to help local authorities provide support to children at risk of involvement in violence.

Councils are being encouraged to support businesses to set-up temporary ‘pop-up’ campsites without the need to apply for planning permission.

People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to protect them from coronavirus transmission.

The National Audit office has released its second report on the government’s approach to test and trace services in England.

Oliver Dowden has announced that the final £300 million of the Culture Recovery Fund will support organisations in need of urgent funding.

The number of children needing foster care in England is set to rise by almost a third by 2030, but councils have inadequate plans in place.

CIPFA has announced that a strengthened Prudential Code will be published by the end of 2021.

Councillors have called on the government to give greater priority to social care and start committing more resources to it now.

As of 31 March 2021, there was £4.4 billion of historic council tax outstanding in England, an increase of £841 million from 2019-20.

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