Martin Ford 01 May 2024

Call for powers to back up funeral director inspections

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Councils have said they ‘urgently’ need more powers and resources after being tasked with inspecting funeral directors.

Following the arrests of two people on suspicion of fraud and prevention of a decent burial in Hull, ministers have written to chief executives outlining ‘concerns about the potentially widespread nature of the issues’ in the ‘largely unregulated’ sector.

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Skills Pipelines: What local government needs to know

Councils and mayors are to be handed a central role in developing skills pipelines for local industries, as the Government unveils what it calls a ‘fundamental change’ to the education system aimed at tackling youth unemployment. Here's what council leaders and officers need to know.
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