The Editorial Team - first magazine for councillors

Thousands of refugees at risk of homelessness – LGA

The scale and pace of asylum decision-making – without appropriate data-sharing and funding for councils – has led to significant pressures on asylum seekers and councils, including homelessness and rough sleeping, the LGA has warned.

Assurance framework views needed

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has launched the second phase of its engagement on how the improvement and assurance framework for local government can be improved.

Housing targets ‘advisory’

by The Editorial Team

Housing targets will become an advisory starting point and councils will be given new powers to reject developments that significantly alter the character of an area or impinge on existing green belt.

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600,000 children ‘do no exercise’

by The Editorial Team

Children and young people’s overall activity levels were stable in the academic year 2022/23, and in line with those seen before the pandemic, according to a Sport England survey.

‘Worrying’ new trends in drug use

by The Editorial Team

There has been no change in the overall level of illicit drug use in England and Wales in the year to June 2022, compared with the previous year, according to new statistics.

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Climate change ‘already affecting health’

by The Editorial Team

The health impacts of climate change are already being felt locally and globally, and these risks will accelerate, says a recent report from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

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Children and adults

by The Editorial Team

School inspections, adult social care assurance, profiteering in the childcare market, and workforce challenges were among the many topics discussed at the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC).