Back in 2013, in an effort to improve the social value of the council’s commissioning and procurement, Birmingham City Council adopted a social value policy and a living wage policy, and established the Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility.
When Microsoft launched its fledgling Internet Explorer to the public in 1995, few would have guessed the web’s immense impact on society.
Among the many coronavirus challenges local government faced in the past year, ensuring that democracy continued to function turned out to be one of the simplest.
What are the ties that bind together your local area? Is it where you send your children to school, or the community groups you attend?
It’s hard to think of anything more important to our children and young people right now than the opportunity to flourish in a good school.
As lockdown rules continue to ease, our councils remain at the forefront of support for residents and businesses.
The evidence shows that prolonged, unresolved parental conflict can have a long-lasting and damaging effect on children’s mental wellbeing, development and long-term life chances. Poor relational capability can lead to unhealthy relationships, contributing to other wellbeing issues, such as stress, ill health and money problems.
Despite COVID-19 restrictions still being in place and the virus starting to spread again, the Government now requires us to stop virtual meetings and return to public ones.
Have we ever owed a bigger debt of thanks to the NHS than we do today?
Local government audit has faced more than its fair share of problems over the past few years, as catalogued by Sir Tony Redmond in his widely discussed report that was issued last September.