'Positive' finance settlement for England
The provisional local government finance settlement will see councils across England receive a share of £49.1 billion in government funding for 2020/21, including an extra £1 billion for social care.
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Funding increase for Welsh Councils
Councils in Wales will receive a 4.3 per cent increase in their core revenue funding for 2020/21, amounting to nearly £4.5 billion from the Welsh Government.
Pledge to seek consensus on social care
The LGA has backed a pledge by the Government to seek cross-party consensus on long-term reform of social care.
Fake alcohol warning
As partygoers prepared for the busiest night of the year on New Year’s Eve, the LGA issued safety advice warning people to avoid cheap and dangerous counterfeit alcohol being sold by rogue retailers.
Smoke alarm 'failure' rate
Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year – a level that has remained virtually unchanged in nearly a decade, according to LGA analysis of official figures.
Honours for councillors and local government officers
Several councillors and local government officers have been honoured by the Queen for service to their communities and local government.
Legal victory saves £1.5bn
The LGA and member councils have saved an estimated £1.5 billion after winning a legal case against NHS trusts that were trying to claim charitable business rates relief.