Spending Review 2020
The Chancellor’s statement offered councils some short-term financial certainty, but no long-term solutions to chronic problems such as adult social care.
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Enforcing coronavirus regulations
Councils’ enforcement and compliance teams have been stretched thin in response to the pandemic.
A roadmap to recovery
Councils will continue to do all they can to support the Government’s plans for tackling COVID-19 and reducing restrictions.
Skills for the future
Apprentices have played a key role in local government’s response to the pandemic.
A terrible toll
As first was going to press, it was confirmed that more than 100,000 people across the country had died within 28 days of a COVID-19 test – just over a year since the first two official cases were recorded in the UK.
Fit for the future
Parks have been lifelines for residents during the pandemic, but many face an uncertain future because of lost income.
Learning on your doorstep
Councillors have a vital advocacy role in making their local adult and community education services the best they can be.
Piloting mass testing
We are all fed up with COVID-19. It has dominated our work, it’s all we talk about (let’s be honest, it’s the only thing to talk about), it’s disrupted all our lives, and changed the way we can live our lives.
Rising to the challenges of COVID-19
The past year has been like no other. The COVID-19 virus has taken a huge toll on our communities, with each death a terrible loss.