New health protection organisation launched
Public Health England (PHE) is being replaced by a new body, the National Institute for Health Protection, which will be focused on preparing for external threats such as pandemics.
The Editorial Team
The show must go on
Councils across the country are backing the creative
industries to help drive economic recovery in local
areas, despite significant funding pressures.
Homelessness ‘will soar without support services’
A new report by the Salvation Army is calling on the Government to fund homelessness support services properly in this autumn’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).
Schools should be ‘top priority’
Education should be “prioritised over other sectors” if the country goes into lockdown again, Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has said in a new briefing paper.
Recovering from COVID-19
Supporting councillors to lead and represent their communities and councils as the country emerges from lockdown is the focus of a new guide published by the LGA.
Extra funding for buses and school transport
A further £256 million of emergency funding to help keep bus and tram operators running during the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Department for Transport.
Local government and integrated care
For those councillors in local government who scrutinise the NHS, it seems to have become an expectation that as one great change ends in our local health services, another begins.
Influencing the lawmakers
The LGA’s engagement with Westminster has looked a little different this year, but we have still influenced key legislation and committee inquiries.
Improving the private rented sector
New guidance is available to help councils improve the health and wellbeing of tenants in the private sector.
Opportunity and challenge
The LGA is working hard to support councils through the end of the transition period following the UK’s departure from the EU.