Women’s health strategy launched
The Government has published the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England, to tackle the gender health gap.
The Editorial Team
70 per cent of councillors ‘abused and intimidated’
Seven in 10 councillors have experienced abuse and intimidation within the last 12 months, with one in 10 experiencing abuse frequently, according to the LGA’s latest councillor census.
Leaky homes costing poorest families £250 a year
Three million ‘fuel poor’ households are having to pay an extra £250 a year on average on fuel bills because of poorly insulated homes, analysis by the LGA has shown.
New digitalisation framework for councils
A joint new outcomes-based framework for improving and supporting local government digitalisation programmes has been launched by the LGA, the Society for Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm), and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace).
Food strategy ‘a missed opportunity’
The Government’s long-awaited food strategy is a “missed opportunity” to tackle issues around food poverty and obesity, the LGA and others have said.
Childhood obesity target at risk
Around 40 per cent of 10 to 11-year-olds will be obese or overweight by 2030 if trends in childhood obesity continue at their current rate.
Plans to improve tenants’ rights
The Government is to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions – something for which the LGA has long campaigned – and introduce other measures to redress the balance between landlords and 4.4. million privately renting tenants in England.
Sharp rise in children needing SEND support
The number of children in England approaching councils for special needs support has increased by almost a quarter in a year, with 170 young people now starting support plans each day.
Lack of transparency on levelling up funding
The Government has been accused of drawing up rules that allow billions of pounds of levelling up funding to be handed to their favoured areas, in a cross-party report from MPs.