Promoting council priorities
Government ministers and the Leader of the Opposition attended LGA events at their party conferences
The Editorial Team
Help for corporate parents
‘Corporate parent’ is the name given to the collective statutory responsibility of the whole council, and the personal responsibility of every councillor and council officer, for ensuring secure, nurturing and positive experiences for children in care and care leavers.
LGA welcomes new PM
The LGA has called on the new Prime Minister to “realise the opportunities devolution can offer” by decentralising powers and services away from Whitehall to empower and strengthen local communities.
Creating opportunities
Why the Care Leaver Covenant can play a crucial role in helping local authorities to empower young people.
Road maintenance costs ‘up 22 per cent’
The costs of street lighting, filling potholes and building new roads have soared by more than a fifth, causing pressure on stretched council budgets and delaying works.
£2bn of funding for rough sleeping strategy
The Government has promised to deploy all tools at its disposal alongside £2 billion of funding to prevent more people finding themselves without a safe roof over their heads.
Young leaders
The LGA’s political leadership programme helps ensure our local politicians are confident and capable.
Millions mourn passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II
As first was going to press, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was being laid to rest in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, following a state funeral attended by world leaders.
New cap on household energy bills
The Government is to cap average energy household bills at around £2,500 a year for the next two years, to protect people from soaring prices.
Rent cap on social housing – consultation
A consultation inviting views from social housing tenants and landlords on a proposed rent cap has been launched by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.