Measuring the true value of community transport
ECT Charity explains why community transport is worth its weight in savings.
Foster parents at risk of burnout and stress, study warns
12/12/2019 Foster carers are more likely to suffer from secondary traumatic stress due to their exposure to the trauma stories of their foster children, a study has revealed. |
Millions more to be affected by flooding as Greenland's ice melt faster than expected
11/12/2019 More than 40 million people than expected will be affected by coastal flooding by 2100 a new study has revealed. |
Power failure closes down council's headquarters
11/12/2019 A power failure has forced Dundee Council to close its headquarters for a second day. |
Top 100: Our most popular local government stories of 2019
10/12/2019 From calls to a 10% pay rise for council staff to declaring a climate change emergency, here is our countdown of the 100 most popular stories on LocalGov during 2019. |
Research reveals 'shocking' cuts to local services
10/12/2019 Hundreds of youth centres, libraries and public toilets have been closed due to council funding cuts, a trade union has warned. |
London councils lack strategies and budget to rollout 5G, research finds
10/12/2019 Most London councils do not have a strategy in place to rollout 5G networks, a new investigation has revealed. |
Scotland’s bottle deposit scheme should cover other materials, MSPs say
10/12/2019 Scotland’s bottle deposit scheme should include cartons and other plastics, a report has urged today. |
New leader appointed for WLGA
09/12/2019 The leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, cllr Andrew Morgan, has been elected as the new leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA). |
Prosecutions for Blue Badge fraud up by 18% in past year
05/12/2019 A third of councils in England do not have a policy in place to prosecute people for Blue Badge fraud, new figures have revealed today. |
Overdose victims in Glasgow saved 17 times in four months
04/12/2019 Glasgow Council has released figures showing that overdose victims were revived 17 times in four months at its night shelter. |
Councils welcome education improvements in Wales
04/12/2019 Council leaders in Wales have welcomed improvements to all areas of the country’s education system. |
Councils voice concerns at smoke alarm failure rate
02/12/2019 Council leaders have warned that almost 40% of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires last year. |
Nearly 14 million people live in areas with ‘shoe-in seats’ say campaigners
02/12/2019 Nearly 200 seats have not changed party hands since World War II, campaigners have warned today. |
Report highlights nine inspirational towns
29/11/2019 A collection of case studies to show how towns can prevent decline and create new opportunities for change has been published. |
Councils warn FGM is still under-reported
29/11/2019 There have been 22,500 new cases of FGM identified in the past four years, according to new figures published by NHS Digital. |
Planning system is ‘failing’ children’s rights, says report
29/11/2019 The planning system is neglecting the rights and needs of children, a new report has warned today. |
London council sues contractors for £130m over ‘fire safety failings’
29/11/2019 Camden Council has launched legal action against a group of contractors over ‘multiple fire safety failings’ that led to the evacuation of the Chalcots Estate two years ago. |
Charity warns child cruelty is rising every year
28/11/2019 The number of child cruelty and neglect offences have risen every year for the past five years, new analysis has shown. |
At last 90,000 extra social workers needed to meet care reforms
28/11/2019 An extra 90,000 care workers will be needed to provide just two hours of basic care for older people with high needs, a report has warned today. |
Regional inequality in UK is worst than comparable countries, says think tank
27/11/2019 Regional inequalities in the UK are ‘far worse than in any comparable country’, a think tank has warned today. |
This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.
This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.
