The government has announced plans to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025 and restrict their use by 2023.

According to research conducted by the Independent Age (IA) and the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK), the adult social care sector in England faces a staff gap of 200,000 due to restrictions on immigration and a failure to attract British employees.

The West Midlands has won a devolution deal, receiving £1.2 billion in spending power from the government which it will use over the next 30 years.
Chancellor George Osborne recently met with local council leaders to sign the deal, which will cover an area with the potential to expand to four million people and an economy worth £80 billion annually. 
Osborne said: “We want to make the Midlands Britain’s engine for growth, and this deal will give the region the powerful levers it needs to make that happen.

A new report, published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has argued that English counties risk being obstructed from the devolution process due to the government’s ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.

A new report by the National Trust has stated that only one in three coastal planning authorities have maintained up-to-date policies on how to deal with rising sea levels and more frequent storms.

Research conducted by iGov has found that 39 per cent of local authorities are seriously considering investing in e-invoicing within the next year. 
The survey was orchestrated on behalf of Basware UK, the Local Government Association (LGA), the Department of Business Innovation and Skills, and the UK National e-Invoicing Forum, iGov. The report found that 74 per cent of public sector professionals believe e-invoicing increases the number of payments made on time.

In a letter to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, Ofsted has identified 15 illegal schools operating without the knowledge or consent of its local council.

Health bosses have been counselled to show ‘restraint’ when managing senior management pay, after new research has revealed more than 50,0000 employees receive over £100,000 in pay in 2013/14.

Research conducted by the trade union GMB shows councils plan to cut nearly 12,000 jobs in order to meet 2016-17 budget plans.