Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman complaints resolution investigation between London Borough of Ealing and the National Fostering Agency (NFA) highlights the need to check what you can and can't share.

The work, which is expected to be carried out on hundreds of properties over the coming months, will be aimed at bringing poor quality homes up to the Government’s ‘Decent Homes Standard’.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published a regulatory notice for Sheffield City Council, after concluding the council broke consumer standards.
The RSH concluded that Sheffield City Council breached the Home Standard and, as a result, there was potential for serious detriment to tenants.
RSH carried out an investigation after a self-referral and found that the council failed to meet statutory health and safety requirements, as Annual gas safety checks were overdue for hundreds of homes, with some dating back several years.

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has given a speech at the Convention of the North.
He began by talking about what needs to change, including stunted economic development and the over-financialisation of economies and criticised partnering with authoritarian regimes.
Gove said: "And of course bureaucratic reporting requirements that have sometimes elevated abstract goals that please pressure groups ahead of concrete gains that deliver for the poorest.

The Mayor of London has announced funding for up to 800 new homes for rough sleepers in the city.
Sadiq Khan made the announcement during a visit to a Crisis at Christmas service in Newham, where he met people who have been sleeping rough and staff from Crisis and St Mungo's.
Crisis at Christmas, a partnership between Crisis, St Mungo's and City Hall, has been extended into the new year for the second year in a row, so guests have somewhere safe and warm to stay until mid-January.

Welsh climate change minister, Julie James, has published a consultation on targets for Wales for meet 100 per cent of electricity needs with renewable sources by 2035.
Wales already generates 55 per cent of its electricity with renewable sources.
The minister also announced a target for at least 1.5 GigaWatt of renewable energy capacity to be locally owned by 2035, excluding heat pumps.

The North Anglesey Regeneration Fund was launched on 23 January to make environmental improvements, help businesses and support local events.
Funding has been awarded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to regenerate the area. £50,000 is being made available for schemes that can be delivered by 31st March.

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into force on 23 January. The regulations implement the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations.
The new regulations include a requirement for 'responsible persons' of mid and high-rise blocks of flats, who will provide information to fire and rescue services to help them with operational planning and provide additional safety measures.
Residents of multi-occupied residential buildings should be provided with fire safety instructions and information on fire doors.

Business and energy secretary Grant Shapps has warned energy suppliers to stop mistreating customers.
Shapps has written to energy suppliers asking them to stop forcibly moving consumers over to prepayment meters without taking every step to support consumers in difficulty.
Shapps has asked suppliers to discuss possible further action they can take to support customers before forcibly fitting pre-payment meters. He has also asked suppliers to share the number of warrants they have applied for, with the number rising.

The government has announced £5 million for young people to take up sports in an attempt to keep them away from crime and anti-social behaviour.
The Youth Justice Sports Fund has awarded money to more than 200 grassroots organisations across England and Wales, including football, boxing and rugby.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab made the announcement at one of the projects that has been awarded funding, Thrulife, at a school in Tottenham. He was joined by Sky Sports pundit Jobi McAnuff and ThruLife founder Richard Allicock.