A better approach
The needs of women who have involvement from children’s social care while pregnant or during the first two years of their child’s life are acute, yet all too often overlooked, amid siloed and overstretched services.
Councils vital to vaccine uptake
Winter is approaching, and with it comes a seasonal increase in respiratory infections.
Winter warmers to tackle loneliness
The Big Lunch has become the UK’s largest community-led fundraiser and neighbourhood get-together.
Providing local value for money
Dealing with the budgetary and financial pressures facing councils continues to dominate the focus of the LGA and our teams, ahead of the Autumn Statement on 22 November.
Labour is ready to govern
It was great to meet so many colleagues and friends in Liverpool for this year’s Labour Party conference.
National body needed on RAAC – LGA
The LGA has reiterated its long-standing call for a national lead body to raise awareness of the use of a collapse-prone concrete in schools and other public buildings.
Conference highlights need for Conservatives in local government
Party conference has enabled Conservative local leaders to come together to share ideas and contribute policy.
Children’s social care budgets ‘buckling’
Years of funding reductions have left council budgets “buckling” under soaring costs for children’s social care, a group of five leading children’s charities has warned.
An agenda we can deliver
Local government has been steadily squeezed by austerity, inflation and centralisation over the years.
Voter ID ‘stopped some people voting’
The Electoral Commission has called for the Government to ensure future elections are as accessible as possible in a new report on voter ID arrangements.