Adult social care reform
Councils stand ready to play their part, but funding issues must be tackled soon.
The Editorial Team
NGDP: Supporting the next generation
Councils urged to sign up to flagship training programme to find new talent.
Public health services at risk amid funding uncertainty
Continuing uncertainty around councils’ public health funding risks exacerbating a growing crisis of demand for support services, including for drug and alcohol treatment, the LGA has warned.
Developers ‘must pay’ cladding bills
Developers have been warned by the Government that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis.
Staff shortages forcing councils to reduce care
More than half of councils in England had to reduce the level of care and support they provided to vulnerable residents in January, because of growing numbers of social care staff on sick leave or isolating because of the Omicron variant.
Pride in local politics
At the heart of local government is the need to ensure everyone in our communities is treated equally, with dignity, and has fair access to resources and opportunities.
Covid restrictions lifted as Omicron peak passes
Face coverings and Covid passes are no longer legally required in England, after the relaxation of Plan B rules came into effect in late January.
Bill ‘needs safeguards for young carers’
Barnardo’s has warned that the Government’s Health and Care Bill may mean more sick and disabled adults are discharged from hospital into the sole care of children.
Private tenants face rise in homelessness
More than 4,000 households living in the private sector were threatened with homelessness between July and September last year – an increase of almost 60 per cent from the same quarter the previous year.
Tax loophole on second homes closed
Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay, under tough new measures announced by the Government