Government ‘must engage with councils’ on care
Small allocations of funding and placing blame on social care are not the solution to tackling delays in discharging patients from hospitals, according to local government leaders.
Small allocations of funding and placing blame on social care are not the solution to tackling delays in discharging patients from hospitals, according to local government leaders.
A workforce crisis is threatening vital local services, with more than nine in 10 councils experiencing staff recruitment and retention difficulties, an LGA survey has revealed.
Councils are calling for the Government to recommit to the sugar levy, after the University of Cambridge published one of the first long-term studies into its effectiveness.
More than 100 communities have been awarded a share of £2.1 billion from the second round of the Government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund.
Hundreds of historic coastal landfill sites are at risk of polluting Britain’s beaches and waterways.
The Government should make the Household Support Fund permanent and more flexible so councils can help residents in the greatest need, the LGA has said.
Public leisure centres and swimming pools could close after missing out on additional support towards energy costs, the LGA has warned.
Local auditors gave opinions on only 12 per cent of local government bodies’ 2021/22 financial statements by the statutory deadline, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
The amount of waste produced in the UK needs to be reduced, the LGA has said, in response to a government announcement on deposit return schemes.
Councils are warning of growing shortages in the number of local health visitors, in response to a report by the Institute of Health Visiting.