17/06/2021 - 09:53
Councils should have the confidence to engage in well-run commercial activity that benefits residents and improves local public services.
17/06/2021 - 09:08
Children with a social worker in England will benefit from further dedicated support in school and at college to help level up their outcomes in education.
16/06/2021 - 14:19
The government’s ‘levelling up’ ambitions can only be achieved through a new settlement, centred around the needs of local places.
16/06/2021 - 09:45
The pandemic’s ‘devastating impact on the care sector’ has emphasised that ‘care is not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’.
15/06/2021 - 14:48
Ministers and civil servants have announced an ambitious programme for government reform, to ensure the country builds back better from coronavirus.
15/06/2021 - 14:41
UNISON has warned that visitors locking to UK beauty spots are creating vast piles of litter that are putting enormous pressure on councils.
15/06/2021 - 09:33
Step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown will be delayed by up to four weeks and the vaccination programme accelerated.
14/06/2021 - 12:42
London Councils is calling for the government to ensure that it established a fire safety regime that is ‘fit for purpose’.
14/06/2021 - 11:17
New Department for Education investment will support pupils in deprived schools in England to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
14/06/2021 - 09:40
At least 130,000 households in England were made homeless during the first year of the pandemic, despite the government’s ban on evictions.
11/06/2021 - 10:04
The District Councils’ Network has warned that households may need up to seven bins as part of rubbish collection proposals which will create ‘chaos and confusion’.
11/06/2021 - 09:27
A new rail pass and vouchers for popular tourist attractions are at the heart of a plan to return domestic tourism to pre-pandemic levels by 2022.
10/06/2021 - 14:04
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has appointed independent commissioners to oversee improvements at Liverpool City Council.
10/06/2021 - 12:36
ADEPT has published the results of its third survey on the impact of coronavirus on public rights of way.
10/06/2021 - 09:19
Teachers and school leaders will be better supported to recognise sexual harassment and abuse and teach confidently about issues of consent.
