A roadmap to recovery
Councils will continue to do all they can to support the Government’s plans for tackling COVID-19 and reducing restrictions.
In the latest issue:
Skills for the future
Apprentices have played a key role in local government’s response to the pandemic.
‘Review private equity role in care placements’
The LGA has urged the Government’s review of children’s social care to consider the impact of increasing private equity and stock market involvement in the system, after publishing new research that shows the six largest independent providers of placements made £219 million in profit last year.
A terrible toll
As first was going to press, it was confirmed that more than 100,000 people across the country had died within 28 days of a COVID-19 test – just over a year since the first two official cases were recorded in the UK.
Housing need formula to be revised
The Government has said it will update its housing need formula to meet its target of building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.
Fit for the future
Parks have been lifelines for residents during the pandemic, but many face an uncertain future because of lost income.
Learning on your doorstep
Councillors have a vital advocacy role in making their local adult and community education services the best they can be.
Designing a dynamic democracy
The source of our freedoms, our approach to fairness, and the way the economy works is all underpinned by a well-functioning democracy.
Successfully managing debt in a pandemic
Talking about debt is never an easy subject to broach, especially during a global pandemic, when debts may be held by the vulnerable or those under significant financial strain.