VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Councils accused of publishing ‘biased’ LGR survey
31/03/2025 Surrey County Council has accused borough councils of publishing a ‘purposefully biased’ and ‘misleading’ consultation on local government reorganization. |
ALARM: Pothole repairs backlog hits £17bn
17/03/2025 Council chiefs have repeated their call for long-term funding for road maintenance as the ALARM survey reveals the pothole repairs backlog has reached £17bn. |
Over half of carers want more local government support
20/02/2025 Unpaid carers are feeling ‘overwhelmed’ and say they need more support from local authorities, a survey by a carers charity has revealed. |
Homeless youths missing from official stats
10/10/2024 The number of homeless young people in London is at a record high but is likely to be much higher than official figures suggest, a homelessness charity has warned. |
Social care satisfaction hits record low
25/03/2024 Public satisfaction with social care services has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, a new survey has revealed. |
Planning and placemaking capacity struggle
28/09/2023 Two out of three council planning and placemaking professionals believe their team does not have the capacity to meet their strategic objectives, poll reveals. |
Why we should be concerned with the SEN2 survey
05/09/2023 Gareth Copeland, education consultant, OLM Systems, looks at the SEN2 survey and argues there is a disconnect with what really counts. |
Social care workforce survey launched
14/08/2023 Staff working in the adult social care sector are being asked to share their experiences in a new Government survey. |
Health of over 2.5m young people affected by poor housing
17/04/2023 Many young people are suffering physically and mentally because of poor quality housing, according to poverty campaigners. |
Only one in seven satisfied with ‘fragmented’ social care
27/03/2023 Only one in seven are satisfied with ‘broken, complicated and fragmented social care services’, according to a report by two leading think tanks. |
Hull City Council asks residents if they are happy
06/03/2023 Hull City Council has launched a survey of residents to find out if they are happy. |
Scottish survey reveals strong commitment to local elections
01/11/2022 The vast majority of Scots believe it is important to vote in local council elections, a survey of social attitudes in Scotland has revealed. |
Councils face £900m shortfall due to inflation
29/09/2022 District council leaders have warned that services that are essential for supporting residents through the cost-of-living crisis are threatened by inflation. |
Public urged to take part in Yorkshire’s ‘largest’ consultation
08/09/2022 North Yorkshire residents have been urged to take part in what the county council describes as the area’s ‘largest programme of consultation events’. |
Universal Credit recipients ‘skipping meals’, charity says
07/09/2022 Forty percent of people claiming Universal Credit are skipping meals to survive, new research from the Trussell Trust reveals. |
Councils best placed to deliver local transport schemes
02/09/2022 The majority of people believe local authorities are best placed to deliver improvements to local road infrastructure, a new survey has revealed. |
Public support levy to fund smoking cessation efforts
01/07/2022 Three quarters of the public support making tobacco manufacturers pay a levy to fund tobacco control and smoking cessation, a new survey has found. |
Seven in 10 councillors face abuse, survey reveals
30/06/2022 Council leaders are calling for a change in legislation to allow councillors to withhold their personal addresses as evidence of abuse and intimidation grows. |
Only one third of carers ‘very satisfied’ with support
24/06/2022 Only around one third of carers reported feeling very or extremely satisfied with support and services last year, a new survey has revealed. |
ADASS: More than half a million people now waiting for social care
13/05/2022 Over half a million people are waiting for social care and there has been a dramatic increase in the number of hours of home care that could not be delivered. |
Public trust councils over the Government, poll reveals
03/12/2021 More people trust councils and councillors than Government and ministers when it comes to service delivery, a new survey has revealed. |
Poll reveals ‘high levels’ of trust in social enterprises
22/11/2019 Nine out of 10 people would prefer public services were outsourced to social enterprises over the private sector, research reveals. |
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Campaigners question validity of survey on transgender rights
23/05/2019 Women's campaigners have questioned a survey by the City of London on transgender rights after nearly half the respondents were excluded from the results. |
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Public satisfaction with the NHS falls to lowest level in a decade, survey reveals
07/03/2019 A poll of nearly 3,000 people found that 53% of the those surveyed in England, Scotland and Wales were satisfied with services last year. |
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Majority supports new housing but only on brownfield sites, survey finds
01/02/2019 New research shows that the majority of people support the building of new homes but oppose developments being located on green field sites. |
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Survey reveals ‘sharp drop’ in satisfaction with social care
28/02/2018 There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in satisfaction with social care and the NHS in recent years due to a lack of funding and Government reforms, research reveals. |
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Local authorities face ‘collapse of vital services’ due to underfunding
10/02/2017 Nearly eight out of 10 councils lack confidence in the sustainability of local government finances, survey reveals. |
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Public sector job satisfaction at highest level in four years
30/11/2016 A new survey has revealed two-thirds of public sector employees were satisfied with their jobs, the highest level since autumn 2012. |
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Survey of councils reveals fears over Government housing reforms
29/03/2016 A new survey has revealed councils believe the Government’s housing policies will lead to an increase in homelessness and longer waiting lists for housing. |
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Council workers show confidence in the LGA
04/03/2016 The majority of survey respondents believe local government lobby group addresses the issues that are important to councils. |
