More cash to tackle violence
The Government has announced an additional £64 million for violence reduction units, supporting the existing 18 units and enabling two new ones to be established.
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Advice on evacuating disabled residents
The Government has announced that it will not be implementing ‘personal emergency evacuation plans’ (PEEPs) to ensure disabled residents can evacuate residential buildings in the event of a fire.
Workforce shortages ‘affecting regulatory work’
The UK’s regulatory bodies are facing workforce shortages because of a significant increase in responsibilities as a result of the country leaving the EU, the National Audit Office has warned.
£300m for drug treatment and recovery services
The first allocations of more than £300 million over the next three years to strengthen drug treatment and recovery services in 50 local authority areas have been announced.
£2.6bn for local growth and skills
The Government has published local allocations for its long-awaited UK Shared Prosperity Fund and new ‘Multiply’ fund.
Weight management funding ‘reallocated’
Government funding for council-commissioned weight management services will not be renewed in the current financial year, councils have been told.
Councils ‘best placed’ to make waste decisions
Ending charges for disposing of DIY waste at household recycling centres will put unnecessary pressure on refuse departments and won’t improve services, the LGA warns.
MAT powers for councils
Councils will be given powers to set up their own multi-academy trusts, following many years of campaigning by the LGA.
New vision for SEND
The Government has set out its vision for a single, national, special educational needs and disability (SEND) and alternative provision system that ‘sets clear standards’ for the support given to children.
Builders to fix unsafe homes
More than 35 of the UK’s biggest house builders have pledged to fix all of the unsafe buildings above 11 metres in height that they have built.