Watch: LGIU's Jonathan Carr-West on the Government's LGR pause
LGIU chief executive Jonathan Carr-West talks to LocalGov about the pause to local government reorganisation and what it means for councils left in limbo.
Union calls on Kirklees to reverse customer service centre closures
02/08/2024 Unison has called on Kirklees Council to reverse its 'disastrous' decision to close customer service centres. |
Blaenau Gwent Council agrees plans to cut carbon emissions
02/08/2024 Blaenau Gwent Council has approved plans to cut carbon emissions |
Minimum number of youth workers needed, says youth agency
02/08/2024 There should be two youth workers and four youth support workers for every secondary school catchment area, according to the National Youth Agency. |
Remote working forcing us out of the profession, say social workers
02/08/2024 Social workers are increasingly saying the requirement to work remotely is one of the main reasons for wanting to leave the profession |
Reading warning on reserves after £6m overspend
02/08/2024 Reading Borough Council has warned it cannot continue using its reserves after revealing a £6m overspend. |
More protests planned following Southport mass stabbing
02/08/2024 At least 15 protests are being planned amid a surge of violent disorder |
Campaigners call to bring back vaping law
01/08/2024 Campaigners have called on the Government to bring back legislation to curb vaping among young people. |
New signs mark boundaries of historic Yorkshire Ridings
01/08/2024 New signs are being installed to mark the boundaries of the historic Yorkshire Ridings. |
South Midlands councils join forces to boost growth
01/08/2024 Local authorities in the south Midlands have joined forces to create a new group to boost economic growth. |
Lewisham apologises over family placed in poor accommodation
01/08/2024 Lewisham Council has apologised for placing a family in such poor accommodation that a child had to go to hospital |
House building failing to keep pace with the population rises say researchers
01/08/2024 House building has failed to keep pace with the rising population in some areas, according to researchers. |
Maternity pay must be doubled, says Unison
16/02/2024 Local government union Unison has demanded that maternity pay should be more than doubled so that new mothers are not forced back to work too early. |
Consultation launched on combined Devon authority
16/02/2024 The public have been invited to have their say on whether to create a combined county authority for Devon |
Cheshire East seeks support to avoid Section 114 notice
16/02/2024 Cheshire East Council is the latest to request help from the Government to avoid having to declare itself effectively bankrupt. |
Sharp increase in home schooling, survey shows
16/02/2024 A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. |
Children's services 'absolute carnage'
02/11/2023 The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfunding. |
Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action'
31/10/2023 An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve financial decision-making, researchers have warned. |
Surrey County Council staff to be balloted for strike action
23/06/2023 Thousands of staff at Surrey County Council are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, their union has announced. |
Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders
23/06/2023 Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders |
Councils raise concerns over disproportionate impact of voter ID
23/06/2023 Councils have raised concerns that problems with new voting identification rules hit some groups harder than others, local government leaders have warned. |
