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Residents ‘want a say on new homes’

New polling by the LGA has found that eight in 10 residents want to be able to have a say on all new homes built in their local community.

A female healthcare professional wears a mask while on break from her shift. She is checking for messages on her smartphone. She is wearing a protective face mask.

Self-isolation exemptions for critical workers

by The Editorial Team

Fully vaccinated critical workers – including in local government – will be able to leave Covid-related self-isolation to go to work in exceptional circumstances, under new plans to prevent serious disruption to vital public services.

County devo deals to help level up

by The Editorial Team

New ‘county deals’ will help devolve power to local communities beyond England’s biggest cities, the Prime Minister has said in a keynote speech on the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.

Five-fold increase in councils’ B&B spend

by The Editorial Team

New analysis by the LGA has revealed that councils are being forced to spend more than five times as much on housing people who are homeless in bed and breakfast accommodation as they were a decade ago.

‘Honest debate’ needed on long Covid

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has called for an “honest debate” about the impact of long Covid, not just on the NHS, but also on demand for social care, at its recent annual conference.

‘Epidemic of violence’ against women

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has warned that girls and young women are being deliberately and increasingly recruited into drug-dealing ‘county lines’ gangs and subjected to horrific sexual violence.

Levelling up the next generation

by The Editorial Team

A cross-Whitehall strategy is needed to put children and young people at the heart of the pandemic recovery and ensure every child can regain lost learning and life experiences, the LGA has said.