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.
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. |
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.
