‘Align violence strategy and domestic abuse law’
The Government’s next Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy (VAWG) needs to align with other strategies and legislation, including the Domestic Abuse Bill.
Councils play lead role in vaccine rollout
Councils’ unstinting work to help meet the Government’s target of vaccinating the first four priority groups has earned the praise of a Cabinet minister.
Fire services ‘responded well’ to pandemic
Fire and rescue services have responded very well to the pandemic, with services maintaining their ability to respond to fires and many providing pandemic-specific support outside their statutory duties.
Children locked down in temporary accommodation
The LGA has warned that around 450 primary schools’ worth of homeless children are spending lockdown in temporary accommodation, amid a chronic shortage of affordable housing.
Reaping the winner’s bonus
Our ‘first past the post’ electoral system has two key characteristics when translating votes into seats.
UK Leisure Framework update – Advertorial
As it completes its fourth year, Jamie Groves, MD of Denbighshire Leisure, and Sarah Watts, CEO of Alliance Leisure, look at the impact of the UK’s first dedicated leisure development framework.
Delivering on supported housing
In supported housing, accommodation is provided alongside care, support or supervision to help people live as independently as possible.
Health inequalities and dementia
Inequalities in health services, employment, housing and many other issues are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of minority ethnic people.
The Budget 2021
Investment in our local services will be vital for national economic and social recovery.