Multi-million funding boost to increase mental health support in schools

05/03/2021

Nearly three million children in England will have access to mental health teams in their schools, following the allocation of £79m funding.

MPs launch inquiry into adult social care funding

Councils urged to build community spirit to help reduce health inequalities

UK has broken air pollution law for a decade, top court warns

Three Rivers tops recycling league

Politics and Policy

UK has broken air pollution law for a decade, top court warns

Three Rivers tops recycling league

Pandemic could lead to rise in road traffic levels, data warns

Budget 2021: £1bn confirmed for Town Deals

Human Resources

Budget 2021: Furlough scheme extended until autumn

Employers branded a 'disgrace' over council pay delay

Council housing chief resigns after anonymous Twitter account was exposed

Women on the frontline are 'exhausted' survey warns

Finance

Welsh government announces £15.2m ‘placemaking’ fund

Budget 2021: OBR highlights post-war peak in public spending

Budget 2021: Sunak warns of pain to come

Budget 2021: Sunak freezes VAT rate to support hospitality and tourism

Transformation

Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms £4.8bn ‘levelling up fund’

Liverpool City Region launches £30m digital joint venture

Labour calls for council powers to intervene in high streets

Hackney plans to insource £12m of services

Health and Social Care

Multi-million funding boost to increase mental health support in schools

MPs launch inquiry into adult social care funding

Councils urged to build community spirit to help reduce health inequalities

Funding boost for councils’ weight management services

Public Property

Councils to receive £30m to boost provision of Changing Places toilets

Council plans England’s first sewage-powered heating scheme

Homes England acquires Harrogate sites to build over 800 houses

Social housing sector calls for guidance to meet sustainability targets

The future of design guides and codes

Jane Dann explains how the proposed National Planning Policy Framework and National Model Design Code changes will impact on future design codes.

Transforming the jobs outlook for young people in Essex

Nicole Wood outlines how Essex CC has committed to creating 1000 new entry level jobs for young people, of all abilities, within 12 months, using an ambitious three pronged approach.

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Greater Cambridge Partnership Head of Innovation

£70,026 - £75,644

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is responsible for transforming Greater Cambridge through a City Deal.. Cambridgeshire

Recuriter: Cambridgeshire County Council

Head of Service - Performance, Projects and Intelligence

£60,344 - £64,765 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Strategy and Commissioning team in the People portfolio. Sheffield

Recuriter: Sheffield City Council

Residential Worker - The Maples, Harlow

£20604 - £26801 per annum + + 6% allowance & Possible Ovetime

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Estate Services Officer

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

£32,556.79 per annum

The role of an estate services officer will provide candidates with an important role within... London (Greater)

Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Social Worker Level 1

£34.884 - £37.722

You will be a social worker who has had experience or enthusiasm to work with older people with mental health needs. Greenwich, London (Greater)

Recuriter: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Public Property

This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.

The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.