London Councils has urged the government to deliver a boost of historic proportions to local authorities’ ability to build new homes.
A century after the Addison Act was signed into law, which gave local authorities significant new duties and funding for council housing, London Councils are warning of a chronic shortage of social housing, with approximately 55,000 London households living in temporary accommodation and the capital accounting for almost 70 per cent of England’s homelessness total.

Ongoing cuts to alcohol rehabilitation services are leading to a ‘national epidemic’ of alcohol-related problems not being tackled.

Home Affairs Committee has claimed that schools in areas with a higher risk of youth violence should be given dedicated police officers.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has submitted a bid for a £230 million ‘Green City Deal’ to tackle climate change in the city.

Progress to close the achievement gap for poorer pupils in England's secondary schools is reaching a ‘standstill’.

Northamptonshire County Council's children's services has been found to be ‘failing to keep children safe’.

The CCC has recommended that 30,000 hectares of woodland should be planted annually, more than double the new trees planted last year.

Four in 10 coastal communities in England could see a decline in the number of residents aged under 30 by the year 2039.

£10 million will help reduce the impact of Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Clean Air Zone on businesses and residents.

New proposals have been presented to the new Prime Minister to create a pathway to a full One Yorkshire devolution deal in 2022.