Lord Porter

I had the great pleasure of speaking at the LGA’s annual finance conference in January – alongside two Cabinet ministers, a shadow secretary of state and two senior civil servants, as well as colleagues from across local government.

The LGA has been working hard to raise concerns about the huge financial pressures on councils and schools arising from the growing demand for support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

I want to thank you and your colleagues, our partners in the voluntary and care sector, and our residents, for the incredible response to the LGA’s adult social care green paper.

The Green Paper proposals are not sufficient on their own to bring about a renaissance in council house building.