Speakers’ corner
Ahead of the next General Election, new Independent and Green council leaders set out their asks and messages at a ‘speakers’ corner’ session at the LGA’s annual conference.
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Meeting the challenge
This year’s Local Government Challenge has been won by Lewis Sheldrake, Lead Commissioner at Barking & Dagenham Council, with a project on AI Labs.
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No more delays to packaging waste reforms, LGA urges
Further delays to the implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) will cost taxpayers and the environment, the LGA has warned.
14,000 unable to vote due to ID changes
Around 14,000 people were unable to vote at the May local elections in England because they did not have correct photo identification, according to the Electoral Commission.
COVID-19: government ‘didn’t trust councils’
Central government was “not always willing to share information with local partners” and occasionally showed a “lack of trust” in councils, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.
Sexual health services ‘at breaking point’
Increased demand at the same time as historic reductions to local public health budgets are putting sexual health services at risk of a breaking point, the LGA has warned.
Pressures remain on adult social care
More adult social care is being delivered in England, but it is not keeping pace with increased needs, according to a new survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).
Councils sound alarm on local climate threats
Risks to people’s health from heatwaves is the greatest priority climate concern for councils, according to a new LGA survey on local climate preparedness.
Call to increase ill-health prevention spending rejected
The Government has rejected calls to increase the proportion of funding spent on preventing ill-health – a decision described as “disappointing” by the LGA.