Additional care cash in Budget
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced extra funding for social care, potholes, transport and high streets in his latest Budget statement, alongside business rates changes and a new tax on plastic packaging.
Autumn Budget 2018
The Chancellor’s latest Budget shows the Government is listening to the LGA’s call for desperately needed investment in our local public services.
A brighter future?
It is now a year since we launched Bright Futures, our vision for the future of children’s social care.
Global mayors, local issues
Bristol recently hosted the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2018 – the first time this international event has been held in the UK, and the organisation’s largest and most ambitious to date.
Most ‘unprepared’ for care costs
The overwhelming majority of people have not made any plans for how they will pay for their own care in older age, national public polling commissioned by the LGA has revealed.
Car clocking on the increase
The LGA is calling for mileage correction services and devices to be banned after a surge in ‘clocking’, which is putting motorists at a greater risk of buying dangerous used cars with false mileage.
Nursery schools ‘under threat’
Thousands of children with special needs could miss out on daily care and support unless the Government continues to provide extra funding for maintained nursery schools, a survey by the LGA has revealed.
Apprenticeships up
The latest annual figures for public sector apprenticeships show a year-on-year increase, including in local government.
New strategy for veterans
The Government has acknowledged that more information is needed about the number of veterans in local communities.
Domestic abuse
The Home Affairs Committee has recommended making councils legally responsible for providing refuge for victims of domestic abuse, supported by ring-fenced government funding.