Tough new tiers ahead
Up to three households will be able to mix for five days over the Christmas period, under a relaxation of COVID-19 social distancing rules across the UK.
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EU transition funding for local ports
The Government has announced an additional £10 million for port health authorities ahead of the end of the EU transition period on 31 December.
Spending Review: cash pressures remain
Amid gloomy economic forecasts, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Spending Review, which he said aimed to “protect the public services most affected by coronavirus”.
‘Short-sighted’ decision on public health funding
Councils’ public health funding grant will be maintained but not increased in 2021 – a decision labelled “extremely short-sighted” by the LGA in its response to last month’s Spending Review.
Green blueprint ‘to create 250,000 jobs’
The UK’s industrial heartlands – including in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands, and Wales – will be at the centre of the Government’s blueprint for a green industrial revolution, the Prime Minister has said.
Vaccination drive ‘too big for NHS to do alone’ – LGA
Millions more people could safely and swiftly be protected against coronavirus if councils are able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution of vaccines, the LGA has said.
Funding boost for homelessness
Extra funding has been announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review to help councils support people at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping during COVID-19.
New charter for social housing tenants
A new charter giving social housing tenants in England a greater voice and making landlords more accountable has been announced by the Government.
Young people ‘missing out on full-time education’
More than a million young people in England could be missing formal full-time education, fuelled by significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding, according to a new LGA report.
LGA: ‘Restore £1.7 billion early intervention funding’
The LGA has called for £1.7 billion in government cuts to early intervention funding to be reversed, as councils prepare for a surge in demand for support for children and young people who have “disappeared” during the pandemic.