£3.5bn boost for council services
The Government has announced a funding package of more than £3.5 billion for local services in 2020/21, as part of a one-year Spending Round.
A Queen’s Speech for councils
Among all the parliamentary uncertainty, it appears that regardless of if, or when, a General Election might take place, there will be a Queen’s Speech on 14 October.
‘Vim and vigour’
Speaking exclusively to first, local government’s new Secretary of State sets out his priorities for the sector.
Funding for building safety checks
The Government has announced £4 million of ‘new burdens’ funding to help councils identify dangerous cladding and insulation on all high-rise residential buildings in their areas.
‘Make mainstream schools more inclusive’
This comes after the Government announced an extra £700 million for supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Spending Round, and launched a …
Going greener
The LGA is gearing up to provide more support to member councils on environmental issues.
Improving workplace wellbeing
Looking back over 30 years of work in a variety of roles, I can honestly say that work has generally been good for me. So why isn’t everyone feeling the same?