In the latest issue:
Black History Month
Events celebrating the contribution and achievements of black people are going online, as councils and the LGA look to improve their own diversity.
Shaping the future
Local government’s graduate development programme is bringing new talent into councils
to help them improve local communities.
Attacks on firefighters up 66%
Tougher sentences are needed to help tackle a rise in attacks on fire crews, the LGA has said.
Call for sports recovery fund
Leaders from more than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to the Prime Minister requesting an urgent support package for the sector – or risk fuelling physical inactivity and related illnesses for a generation.
‘Ensure care workers get flu jab’
Councils are being urged to make sure their health and social care colleagues get their free flu vaccination this year, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Social care winter plan
The Government has published its adult social care winter plan, setting out the ambitions and challenges for social care later this year, including key actions for councils, care providers, NHS England and national bodies.
Councils face imminent £2bn funding gap
Councils in England face a £2 billion funding gap in the current financial year and could be forced to cut services if the Government does not meet the cost of soaring COVID-19 spending, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.
Obesity fuelling adult social care pressures
Weight-related stigmas need tackling to help prevent rising levels of obesity from having a significant impact on demand and cost pressures in adult social care, the LGA has warned in a new report.
Mental wellbeing ‘crucial’ to recovery planning
People’s mental wellbeing will play a crucial role in every aspect of recovery planning, the LGA has said in a new joint report with the Centre for Mental Health.