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.
The Editorial Team
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.
Social care ‘needs extra winter funding’
Social care needs extra funding to help it deal with the aftermath of coronavirus and prepare for winter, alongside a long-term funding settlement, according to a new report from the NHS Confederation.
Localising test and trace
Councils are to get additional national resources to help them reach more people with COVID-19.
Social care principles unveiled
Adult social care needs a reset and must not simply revert back to the way it was prior to the pandemic, the LGA has said.