Brixton town centre turned into Summer Street

11 August 2025
Brixton town centre turned into Summer Street
Brixton town centre has become the latest part of London to become an al fresco dining hotspot as part of the Mayor's Summer Streets scheme.
On Saturday 9 August, Atlantic Road in Brixton hosted a celebration of music, food and trade.
London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE and Lambeth Council representatives, met traders, hospitality businesses and performers.
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New chief executive appointed at Homes England

11 August 2025
New chief executive appointed at Homes England
Amy Rees CB has been appointed chief executive of Homes England.
In her new role, Rees will lead the Agency’s mission to tackle the housing crisis and accelerate the delivery of 1.5 million new homes this Parliament.
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Streamlined language services

8 August 2025
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The Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new framework on Language Services (RM6302), dealing with translation, transcription and interpreting, is live, running from 7th May 2025 to 6th May 2028.

£20 million for cladding remediation in Scotland

8 August 2025
£20 million for cladding remediation in Scotland
Scottish housing secretary Màiri McAllan has announced that a further £20 million will speed up actions to make Scotland’s buildings safe from dangerous cladding.
Additional funding and expanded eligibility are now in place, with social housing now eligible for remediation funding.
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£18 million for children's social care reforms

8 August 2025
£18 million for children's social care reforms
£18 million has been set aside to roll out early intervention child protection reforms to councils in England.
The reforms include the roll out of Family Group Decision Making, an approach which involves extended family members in helping keep children at home rather than in care. There will also be thousands more family help workers to provide earlier support for families experiencing challenges, such as substance misuse or poor mental health.
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Homelessness minister resigns

8 August 2025
Homelessness minister resigns
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned.
The resignation comes after reports that she ended her tenants' fixed-term contract in order to sell the property, but then within six months, relisted the property for rent at a higher price.
The upcoming Renters' Rights Bill would outlaw this practice.
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Good practice for crowd management

7 August 2025
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As new counter terrorism legislation edges closer to implementation, Anne Marie Chebib, chair of the UK Crowd Management Assocaition, outlines what the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 means for public events