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Funding for new domestic abuse duties

by The Editorial Team

Councils are to receive £6 million in government funding to help prepare for the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Bill, which from April 2021 will place a duty on councils to support victims of domestic abuse.

Categories news Tags community safety
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Speaking up for victims of domestic abuse

by The Editorial Team

With so many of us confined to our homes during the coronavirus pandemic, domestic abuse helplines have, alarmingly, reported a significant increase in cases of domestic violence.

Categories features, parliament Tags community safety, Covid-19
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Always in lockdown

by Councillor Qaisar Abbas

Being confined to our homes during the COVID-19 pandemic has been very difficult for all of us. We are bored, worried, and want to return to our normal life quickly. Hopefully, after a few more weeks, we will be able to do so.

Categories councillor Tags community safety, Covid-19
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Improving the response to domestic abuse

by Nicole Jacobs

Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and an issue to which I have dedicated my whole professional life.

Categories comment Tags community safety, Covid-19
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Councils warn of rise in coronavirus-related scams

by The Editorial Team

Self-isolating older and vulnerable residents are at risk of being exploited by strangers and cold callers posing as helpful neighbours in order to scam them, councils up and down the country have been warning.

Categories news Tags community safety
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Disrupting modern slavery

by Councillor Simon Blackburn

The LGA has published new guidance on how to spot and tackle modern slavery in hand car washes and privately rented housing.

Categories features Tags community safety
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‘Scandalous’ car seat waste

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has called on manufacturers to recycle the child car seats they produce and, alongside retailers, offer take-back services so parents can return them instead of throwing them away.

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‘No knife shop’ pledge

by The Editorial Team

Retailers, including online businesses, need to stop selling knives by default to help tackle the knife-crime epidemic, the LGA has said.

Categories news Tags community safety
House on fire

Smoke alarm 'failure' rate

by The Editorial Team

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year – a level that has remained virtually unchanged in nearly a decade, according to LGA analysis of official figures.

Categories news Tags community safety

Grenfell inquiry ‘should focus on building safety’

by The Editorial Team

The 1,000-page phase one report into the Grenfell Tower fire has concluded that fewer people would have died in the 2017 fire if the London Fire Brigade had taken certain actions earlier.

Categories news Tags community safety, fire
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