‘Councils should be more diverse’
Under-representation of ethnic minority communities is “perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage” in the UK, according to a report by University of Manchester academics.
Under-representation of ethnic minority communities is “perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage” in the UK, according to a report by University of Manchester academics.
Local government across the western world has been able to react to the COVID-19 crisis with greater powers and autonomy than councils in the UK, according to a new report from the think-tank Localis, commissioned by the LGA.
Urgent clarity over the governance and distribution of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed in the event of a second wave of coronavirus, MPs have found.
Local politicians and parliamentarians met to discuss the vital role of councils and combined authorities in helping people into work.
Learning from the coronavirus crisis and supporting a sustainable recovery were among the themes discussed at the LGA’s virtual Innovation Zone.
The Government’s funding package for councils offers some positive measures and recognises the pressures they are facing, but more is needed.
The time is ripe to make a once-in-a-lifetime change and end homelessness for good.
Cyber criminals will continue to attack councils and the vital public services they deliver.
The LGA has launched a new Remote Peer Support Offer to help councils with their vital work during the pandemic.
Having declared a climate emergency in 2019, we believe Southwark was the first English council to appoint a director of climate change, tasked with taking forward a plan that is inclusive, transparent and ambitious.