Ban on combustible cladding
The Government has announced a ban on combustible materials in external cladding systems, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower, being used on buildings more than 18 metres high.
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Child diabetes up 40%
The number of children and young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes – normally only seen in adults and often linked to obesity – has soared by around 40 per cent in just four years, to more than 700 cases, the LGA has warned.
Report backs LGA taxi reform plea
Several LGA recommendations to improve taxi licensing legislation have been included in a report submitted to government.
‘No progress’ on women elected to councils
Analysis by the Fawcett Society has found that, in the centenary year of some women being able to vote in parliamentary elections, 97 per cent of councils remain male-dominated.
Rising demand for sexual health services
The LGA has warned that record demand for sexual health services in England is putting the system under huge pressure and leaving people facing longer waits for appointments.
Councils could lose £1 billion in EU funds
Local government could lose out on up to £1 billion if the Government does not speed up allocations of money available to councils
‘Emergency’ in secondary school places
Thousands of children face missing out on a secondary school place in the next five years, with more than half of all councils in England at risk of not being able to meet demand, according to new analysis by the LGA.
Children’s services reaching ‘tipping point’
Councils overspent on children’s services by £816 million last year and are increasingly having to divert money from other services to meet an unprecedented surge in demand for care services, the LGA has warned.
£1.3 billion cut will ‘tip many councils over the edge’
Main government grant funding for local services will be cut by a further £1.3 billion (36 per cent) in 2019/20
Adult services ‘save NHS £60m’
Social care has saved the NHS almost £60 million in the past year by reducing the number of delayed transfers of care, according to new analysis by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.