Communities ‘don’t know who is managing flood risk’
MPs have called for a single national flood information and reporting service, warning that many communities do not know who is responsible for managing flood risk in their area.
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Licence plan to protect children from vape sales
The Government has announced plans to introduce the first licences for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products.
‘Some progress’ on housing complaints
Complaints to the Housing Ombudsman for England continued to rise last year, though there are signs of improvement in how some landlords are handling cases, according to its Annual Complaints Review 2024-25.
Closing the gap in child dental health
More than two million free toothbrushes and toothpastes have been given to children in disadvantaged communities as part of local councils’ delivery of the national supervised toothbrushing programme.
60 seconds with…Councillor Sir Ron Watson CBE
Sir Ron Watson CBE (Con, Sefton), 80, has been a councillor since 1969 and helped establish the LGA
Teen pregnancies on the rise
Teenage pregnancy rates are rising for the first time in 14 years, prompting an LGA call for renewed action, including a national sexual health strategy.
Right to Buy reforms ‘need to go further’
While recent reforms of Right to Buy (RTB) led to a sharp increase in applications from people wanting to buy their council houses, local authorities in England see long-term benefits from them for boosting their stock of social housing, a new LGA survey has found.
Care-experienced ‘need better access to physical activity’
A new report has called for care experienced children and young people to have better access to physical activity.
Councils delivering on free health checks
A record 1.04 million people aged over 40 were invited to free NHS health checks in the first quarter of this year, as part of a national programme commissioned by local councils.
Supported housing ‘could save NHS millions’
The LGA is urging government to address subsidy rules and invest in supported housing to reduce pressures on health services and ensure effective implementation of the Supported Housing Act 2023.