A workforce strategy for adult social care
Last autumn, Skills for Care announced ambitious plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care.
Last autumn, Skills for Care announced ambitious plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care.
Astonishingly, by the time you read this, we will already be half-way through the general election campaign.
The general election is finally here, with PM Rishi Sunak finally bowing to pressure and giving the country the chance to change.
With the general election now well under way, I am sure many of you will have already hit the doorsteps to support Conservative candidates standing in this election, including a number of brilliant Conservative councillors who are candidates.
In many places, we’re now calling the shots, thanks to yet another round of impressive gains.
The general election is happening just after our stunning success in the local elections.
Whether you’re a council leader, portfolio holder, backbencher, or member of the opposition, you will know who the chief executive of your council is.
A report last year from the Children’s Commissioner for England indicated that of the more than 80,000 children in care, 37 per cent have been separated from a sibling.
Domestic housing is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases, so a step change in the way our homes are insulated and heated will be required to achieve net zero by 2050.
I would like to thank the LGA for this opportunity to address a wide range of councillors and local authority chief executives across England and Wales.