In the latest issue:
Children in care costs ‘up £1 billion a year’
New analysis by the LGA ahead of the Autumn Budget has found that spending on providing support for children in care is rising at a rate of £1 billion a year.
Budget ‘needs to review EFS’
The Government’s ambitions to rewire the state and boost inclusive growth will only succeed if it confronts the financial crisis facing councils and local services, and turbo-charges genuine English devolution.
‘Daily’ requests for safe space for domestic abuse victims
Councils in England are receiving more than one request every day from victims and survivors of domestic abuse needing safe accommodation, a new LGA survey reveals.
Benchmarks in the political calendar
One of the fascinating aspects of local as opposed to parliamentary by-elections is that they benchmark a variety of points in the political calendar.
New care service ‘must build on local leadership’
A National Care Service for England must “build on local democratic leadership”, the LGA has said.
