Eight in 10 MPs say councils should have more financial freedoms and powers to build homes in their area and 72 per cent say they should have more control over local taxes, according to exclusive LGA polling by Savanta ComRes.
A grant scheme that provides support with food and bills for vulnerable households during the pandemic has been extended.
The LGA is supporting a legal challenge to a decision not to extend emergency legislation on virtual council meetings, calling it “extremely disappointing”.
Social care providers were left exposed by a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) because of the Government’s decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic, a report by the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says.
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a cross-party call from politicians and researchers for an overarching national plan to tackle child poverty.
Eight in 10 councils surveyed by the LGA have been affected by a climate-related incident in the past five years, such as flooding.
The UK’s industrial heartlands – including in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands, and Wales – will be at the centre of the Government’s blueprint for a green industrial revolution, the Prime Minister has said.
Almost every council holds a meeting of all councillors in May, following the local elections.
A new Office for Health Promotion will lead national efforts to improve and level up the health of the nation by tackling obesity, improving mental health and promoting physical activity, the Government has announced.
A new independent commission chaired by LGA President Lord Bob Kerslake has been launched to examine and learn the lessons from the emergency response to rough sleeping during the pandemic.