Dominic Raab has announced that a review will be taken into rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England.

The Local Government Association has been awarded £1.5 million to help improve and enhance councils’ cyber security systems.

Leicestershire County Council has confirmed that up to 14 libraries in the region will be converted to ‘Smart Libraries’.

Following Amber Rudd’s recent resignation, Theresa May has announced that Sajid Javid has been named as the new Home Secretary.
Javid, who has has held the position of Communities, Local Government and Housing Secretary since July 2016, also previously held cabinet positions as Business Secretary and Culture Secretary.

An £8.5 million programme has opened for local authorities to fund projects to improve early language and literacy development for disadvantaged children.

The APPG on Housing and Care for Older People has reported that government policies are ‘overlooking the housing needs of older people’ in rural areas.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said that councils cannot set maximum budget levels when calculating the cost of people’s care.
Having become aware of a situation whereby Wiltshire Council ran a policy of placing people into bands, and paying in line with those banding levels, regardless of need, the Ombudsman found the council at fault for use of an outdated matrix tool to calculate the amount of support offered to the family, and then for reducing the immediate support offered.

Hertfordshire County Council has repaired over 10,000 potholes so far this year as part of a winter recovery programme.

A growing funding gap is developing in Nottingham, caused by the high proportion of students in Nottingham leaving the city council short of council tax.

The abolition of stamp duty land tax on properties under £300,000 has helped 69,000 first-time buyers since the relief was introduced.