Child slavery referrals up eight-fold
Referrals by English councils of potential child victims of modern slavery have soared by 800 per cent in five years, the LGA has warned.
The Queen’s speech
The Government has proposed 26 bills and promised white papers on devolution and adult social care in the next parliamentary session.
Caring councils
Funding for adult social care, public health and NHS reforms are among the key issues facing councillors and officers.
Looking after the victims
Local solutions are the best way to combat anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse, says Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird QC.
A volatile electorate
The latest British Election Study report highlights just how volatile the electorate has become. When it began in the early 1960s, just one in eight voters changed their allegiance between General Elections; now some 50 per cent say they voted in different ways between 2010 and 2017.
Covering the cost of renting
The LGA is part of a campaign to prevent people being priced out of their homes.