‘Scrap single-word ratings for adult social care’
Plans to introduce ‘single word’ inspection ratings for adult social care services should be dropped, as they set local councils up “to fail”.
Plans to introduce ‘single word’ inspection ratings for adult social care services should be dropped, as they set local councils up “to fail”.
A ‘system reset’ of local audit has been proposed by the Government to tackle the backlog of unaudited accounts dating back up to seven years.
The Government has reversed its decision to focus adult education courses in England purely on employment outcomes, which could have resulted in courses such as family learning and household budgeting being cut.
A plan to simplify aspects of the funding landscape for councils and tackle multiple funding pots for local growth was announced at the LGA’s annual conference in July.
Labour will “take the housing crisis head on” and deliver on devolution if it forms the next government.
A change in mindset and culture in Whitehall and Westminster is needed for councils to get real devolution, according to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Ahead of the next General Election, new Independent and Green council leaders set out their asks and messages at a ‘speakers’ corner’ session at the LGA’s annual conference.
This year’s Local Government Challenge has been won by Lewis Sheldrake, Lead Commissioner at Barking & Dagenham Council, with a project on AI Labs.
Local government is in his DNA, says Councillor Shaun Davies, the LGA’s youngest ever Chair.
How do we encourage more people to get out of their cars and choose to cycle, walk and wheel instead?