A £300 million fund to help recruit and reward social care workers, alongside extra support for the vaccination booster programme to protect the vulnerable and those providing care, was announced before Christmas as part of a new winter support package for the care sector.
The LGA’s chairman and chief executive are among the local government recipients of New Year Honours.
Councils are warning of a growing crisis in the private rented housing sector, with a sharp rise in landlords selling up or converting their properties into Airbnbs.
More than 80 per cent of parents and carers are concerned about ‘county lines’ in their local areas, according to a survey conducted on behalf of The Children’s Society.
Adult social care in Torbay is on a radical transformation journey, focusing on a co-designed, asset-based approach that has evolved out of the fantastic community response to COVID-19.
In June of last year, York announced it had achieved accreditation as a Good Business Charter city, the first of its kind.
The past two years have been hugely challenging, and partnership board members have shown great leadership, despite not being able to meet in person.
Could 27 January 2022 be the ‘One Day’ that every local authority marks Holocaust Memorial Day?
I am sure many of us will be glad to see the back of yet another year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. From the awful loss of loved ones, friends and colleagues to widening health inequalities, economic turmoil and worsening mental health, COVID-19 has impacted every part of our lives.
I hope that all first readers were able to take some time off over the Christmas period, and I would like to wish you a happy new year and all the best for 2022.