Simple steps to improve cybersecurity
Sameer Dixit argues security is a weak point in councils' armour and outlines ways local authorities can anticipate and plan for cyberattacks.
New guidelines are failing to boost number of homes, research finds
24/01/2020 Measures designed to boost housebuilding by councils have actually had the opposite effect, according to planning consultants’ Lichfields. |
Glasgow set for 20mph speed limit
23/01/2020 Glasgow City Council has approved plans to introduce a 20mph speed limit across most of its roads. |
Council made ‘serious unsubstantiated’ allegations about asylum seeker
23/01/2020 An investigation has found Sandwell Council made ‘serious and unsubstantiated’ allegations about a vulnerable woman seeking asylum. |
Council clamps down on idling drivers by removing coach parking spots
23/01/2020 Westminster City Council is removing prime parking spots for coaches after drivers ignored previous warnings to turn off their engines while parked. |
Universal Credit causing 'debt and destitution' charity warns
23/01/2020 Universal Credit is driving vulnerable people to use loan sharks, a debt charity has warned today. |
Unions blast 'unnecessary' delay to council staff pay rise decision
23/01/2020 Trade unions have criticised employers for failing to make a pay offer to local government staff yet. |
Approval given for council's landlord licensing scheme
22/01/2020 A large-scale selective licensing scheme in Waltham Forest has been approved by the Government. |
Councils 'coming up short' in helping self-builders, say campaigners
22/01/2020 Campaigners have accused some councils of using 'dirty tricks' to stop people from building their own home. |
Dementia patients being 'stranded' in hospitals
22/01/2020 More than 1,000 people with dementia are being admitted into A&E every day, new data has revealed. |
Norfolk conducts major review to improve safeguarding practices
22/01/2020 A new task force will be set up in Norfolk to improve safeguarding across the county. |
Short-term lets are ‘growing out of control’ in London
22/01/2020 London Councils has warned that one in every 50 homes in the capital are now being let on a short-term basis, depriving people of permanent accommodation. |
Commission calls for action on ‘unequal risk of mental ill health’
21/01/2020 Some groups of people have a much higher risk of poor mental health than others, the Commission for Equality in Mental Health has found. |
New housing developments slammed for 'mediocre and poor' design
21/01/2020 Three-quarters of new housing developments should not have been approved due to their ‘poor’ or ‘mediocre’ design, a new report from campaigners has found. |
Funding doubles for residential charge points
21/01/2020 Funding for on-street charge points has been doubled to help end the ‘postcode lottery’ for the uptake of electric vehicles. |
Universal Credit creating ‘a complex mix of winners and losers’
21/01/2020 The impact Universal Credit is having on different parts of the country is being ‘ignored’ a think tank has warned today. |
Manchester becomes 'early adopter' of Hackitt Review
20/01/2020 Manchester City Council has joined three other councils to become an ‘early adopter’ of the recommendations made in the Hackitt Review. |
Village halls secure refurbishment funding
20/01/2020 The Government has awarded £1.2m to refurbish village halls in the past year. |
Councils warned to cover foster carers’ school transport costs
17/01/2020 Councils have been reminded by the local government ombudsman that they should be providing financial support to foster parents to pay for school transport. |
Think tank warns red tape is ‘strangling’ the high street
17/01/2020 National planning guidelines and local plans are failing to revitalise the high street, a new report by a think tank has warned. |
Councils secure funding to tackle criminal landlords
17/01/2020 Councils across England are to share more than £4m to target criminal landlords and letting agents. |
This issue of Public Property examines how public sector organisations can unlock the hidden value in their land, and why a new approach to construction could help boost the outcomes of the Government’s One Public Estate programme.
The December issue also considers why learnings from ancient cities could provide the key to promoting wellbeing in the modern built environment. It also contains a case study on how the London Borough of Westminster has provided high quality care for the elderly alongside a block of luxury apartments.
