More funding for councils
Councils will receive new government grant funding totalling £4.8 billion over the next three years, courtesy of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent Spending Review and Budget announcements.
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Residents trust councils to tackle climate change
New LGA polling has found that councils are trusted the most to take action on climate change and make a difference in local areas on reducing carbon emissions.
Engaging on climate change
The LGA continues to influence debates and legislation on the environment.
Universal free garden waste collections ‘unnecessary’
Councils have said government plans to introduce universal free garden waste collections are “unnecessary” and will not tackle the issue of garden waste ending up in landfill.
‘Child first’ approach to youth justice
Urgent action is required to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children who are in custody, with a greater focus on prevention efforts in the community.
Employment and skills map launched
The LGA has launched a new online resource to map national employment and skills provision in every local authority in England.
Calls for register as more children educated at home
An estimated 115,542 children were being home educated at some point during the 2020/21 academic year, up 34 per cent on the previous year, according to a survey by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services.
Vulnerable children ‘unable to access help due to austerity’
More than a million vulnerable children in England are growing up emotionally damaged and with reduced life chances because of billions of pounds of austerity cuts to family support and youth services, according to a cross-party House of Lords inquiry.
Rise in domestic abuse
The number of domestic abuse-related crimes recorded in England and Wales rose 6 per cent in the year ending March 2021, alongside a 22 per cent rise in calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline in England.
60 seconds with…Elliott Lancaster
Elliott Lancaster is a 24-year-old postgraduate student at Keele University was been shortlisted for the $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021 for his Utter Rubbish app, which helps councils handle waste and recycling.