In the latest issue:
Closing the ‘holiday experience’ gap
Giving children from low-income households access to similar opportunities to their peers during school holidays improves children’s health and wellbeing, promotes healthy eating, boosts school attendance, and improves inclusivity for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Helping councils maximise their early years impact
The innovation foundation Nesta is offering free support to assist local authorities to develop their Best Start in Life national plans.
Call to ban unethical ‘patient brokering’
The LGA and campaigners are calling for new legislation to tackle the exploitation of vulnerable people through ‘patient brokering’ in England’s drug and alcohol addiction treatment sector.
Connected Spaces, Stronger Communities: Using Co-Location to Improve Health Outcomes
Alliance Leisure’s Will Gardner makes the case for co-location – bringing health, leisure and community services together within a single, integrated facility – to improve health outcomes.
Council voice ‘must be heard’ on planning reforms
It is crucial that councils’ views are fully considered in a consultation on “significant” changes to the planning system in England, the LGA has said.
Using AI to help unpaid carers when it matters most
Digital tools now offer councils a practical way to spot needs earlier and connect residents to help before they reach breaking point. Support for unpaid carers demonstrates the power of this approach.
