LocalGov elections: Being vigilant ahead of the local elections
Ahead of the local elections next month, Owen Prendeville, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), offers tips for protecting against cyber attacks.
Seven areas selected for £45m child protection trial
11/04/2024 Seven more areas in England have been selected to trial the Families First for Children (FFC) scheme, a £45m child protection programme. |
Health chiefs back call for more gambling restrictions
21/12/2023 Local health chiefs have backed a call from MPs urging the Government to do more to minimise children’s exposure to gambling advertising. |
Four in 10 smokers believe vaping is riskier than smoking
03/08/2023 A health charity has called for a campaign to improve understanding of vaping as a poll reveals that four in 10 smokers believe vaping is riskier than smoking. |
Councils chosen for family-focussed social care trials
27/07/2023 The Government has announced the councils that will test two new children’s social care programmes, which aim to support families through early help. |
Disadvantaged women in North East dying early
10/07/2023 Disadvantaged women in the North East are dying prematurely as public services are failing to meet their needs, according to a new report. |
Children’s doctors call for disposable e-cigarette ban
06/06/2023 Paediatricians today called for an outright ban of disposable e-cigarettes. |
Former drug addicts to help mentor jobseekers
19/05/2023 Former drug addicts and alcoholics are to be appointed as mentors in Job Centres to help people cope with their addictions. |
Number of children experimenting with vaping up 50%
18/05/2023 The number of shops selling vaping products to people under 18 has risen sharply, according to council leaders. |
Projects to tackle drug use given £5m boost
09/03/2023 New projects aimed at reducing drug use have been given a cash boost in the first allocation of a £5m Government grant. |
Over £420m drug treatment funding announced
16/02/2023 Local government leaders have welcomed the announcement of an extra £421m for councils in England to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery. |
Councils ‘in the dark’ about public health funding
06/02/2023 Vital frontline services, such as drug and alcohol treatment, are at risk of being cut unless Government announces public health funding for next year. |
Councils receive £53m for drug and alcohol treatment
03/02/2023 The Government has announced grants totalling up to £53m for councils to provide housing support to people in drug and alcohol treatment. |
Council chiefs call for ‘clarity’ on addiction services funding
19/01/2023 Council leaders have called for ‘urgent clarity’ on how addiction services will be funded after the figures reveal a rise in number of people seeking help. |
Council chiefs welcome £300m to tackle drug addiction
14/04/2022 Council leaders have welcomed a Government announcement of additional funding for local areas to tackle drug dependency as an ‘important step forward’. |
Council chiefs call for powers to crackdown on gambling
21/02/2022 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to toughen up regulations on the gambling industry to help protect vulnerable people. |
Drug users urged to be careful after high number of overdoses
18/08/2021 Drug users have been urged to be extra careful following a high number of likely heroin overdoses. |
London’s first detox unit for homeless people announced
09/06/2021 London’s first dedicated detox unit for people who are homeless is set to open on 14 June to help those suffering from addiction off the streets. |
Funding for addiction services slashed by £26m
29/03/2021 Doctors have called on the Government to invest £43m into youth addiction services to prevent lifelong addiction. |
Council chiefs call for investment to cope with lockdown addictions
15/09/2020 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to increase investment in public health services to help them tackle drug and alcohol addiction. |
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Thousands miss out on drug services due to cuts, charity finds
29/01/2020 At least 12,000 people experiencing homelessness missed out on vital drug and alcohol services last year, new research has revealed. |
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Only one in five alcoholics receiving treatment, health experts say
08/11/2019 Local authority leaders have called on the next Government to reverse public health cuts as figures reveal only one in five alcoholics receiving treatment. |
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Council adopts fingerprint-based drug testing
15/10/2019 Peterborough City Council has brought in fingerprint-based drug testing as part of its family safeguarding social care initiative. |
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Over 500,000 social housing tenants in poverty due to smoking
27/06/2019 Over half a million social housing tenants are living in poverty due to the cost of smoking, anti-smoking campaigners say. |
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Service launched to help 55,000 children who are addicted to gambling
24/06/2019 The NHS has announced the launch of the health service’s first young people’s gambling addiction service to help tackle the ‘scourge’ of problem gambling. |
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Commission launches strategy to reduce ‘gambling harms’
26/04/2019 The commission dedicated to tackling the harmful impacts of gambling has launched a new three-year strategy designed to reduce ‘gambling harms’. |
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Treatment cut despite ‘soaring’ alcohol-related A&E admissions
11/02/2019 Councils are reducing spending on alcohol and drug treatment services despite ‘soaring’ numbers of hospital admissions due to alcohol misuse, FOI data reveals. |
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Pilot projects to support rough sleepers launched
09/05/2018 The Government today launched three new pilot projects aimed at helping rough sleepers into ‘stable and affordable accommodation’. |
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Government launches £4.5m fund to help children with alcoholic parents
23/04/2018 The department for health and social care has launched a new ‘innovation fund’ to help local authorities support children with alcoholic parents. |
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Think tank calls for 1% levy on gambling industry to help treat addictions
24/01/2018 Funding to help problem gamblers is three times less than funding to treat alcohol or drug abuse, a think tank has highlighted. |
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Sites of individual placement and support (IPS) trials for addiction named
22/11/2017 Seven council areas have been named as sites for individual placement and support (IPS) trials for drugs or alcohol dependency in community treatment services. |
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Employment helps tackle addiction, report reveals
06/12/2016 Employment plays an ‘important role’ in improving the self-worth of people with drug and alcohol addictions, report finds. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
