LGA ‘offer’ to new government
The new Parliament presents a great opportunity for national and local government to work in partnership and reset the relationship between them, to deliver transformative change, the LGA has said.
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DPM: ‘I believe in local government’
Local leaders quizzed government ministers about devolution, adult social care, homelessness, special needs education and transport, climate change and roads at last week’s LGA Councillors’ Forum.
Leadership changes at LGA
The LGA has a new chair – and only its second female chair – after Cllr Shaun Davies stood down having been elected MP for Telford in the general election.
New programme for chief executives
A first-of-its-kind development programme for local authority chief executives has been created by the LGA and Solace, the network for local government and public sector professionals.
Social care ‘in precarious position’
Nine out of 10 directors of adult social services have no confidence, or are only partially confident, that their budgets will be sufficient to fully meet their statutory duties in 2024/25, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS’) spring survey.
Council spending on homelessness ‘triples’
The percentage of councils’ total housing budget being spent on homelessness and temporary accommodation has more than tripled since 2015, according to LGA analysis.
Councils ‘vital’ to response to covid inquiry
COVID-19 caused unnecessary deaths and economic costs because of significant flaws in the UK’s pandemic planning, according to the first report of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, led by Baroness Hallett.