Shining the spotlight on local council whistleblowing
Andy Shettle outlines how councils can create working environments where staff feel able to speak out about concerns surrounding misconduct.
Stockton’s reinvention of the high street
11/10/2019 A town in the North East with a proud industrial heritage is steaming forward into the 21st century with a bold and highly successful regeneration initiative. |
Public property hubs to be delivered in Birmingham and Peterborough
11/10/2019 Peterborough and Birmingham are the latest places to benefit from a government programme to regenerate city centre sites. |
Trial launched into providing a stable home for ex-offenders
11/10/2019 A scheme to give prisoners a place to live when they are released is now being trialled in Leeds, London and Bristol, it has been announced. |
Leeds to abolish fines for overdue library books
10/10/2019 Leeds is the latest council to join a growing number abolishing fines for overdue library books. |
A targeted approach to tackle homelessness
10/10/2019 The Government's objective of ending homelessness by 2027 can be achieved through a more targeted and long-term approach, experts told Mark Whitehead. |
Majority of children ‘happy’, report finds
10/10/2019 The overwhelming majority of children in the UK are happy, according to an official report. |
Local leaders pledge to tackle ageism
01/10/2019 Mayors and council leaders have pledged to tackle discrimination on grounds of age. |
New road schemes get funding boost
01/10/2019 The Government has announced £100m investment in 18 road schemes to improve safety, reduce traffic congestion and speed up journeys to work. |
Queen's speech: Time to 'reignite the devolution process'?
01/10/2019 The Local Government Association wants more power devolved to local councils, but there's a big question mark at the heart of the policy, says Mark Whitehead |
Councils issue warning over toxic skin-lightening creams
30/09/2019 Local government leaders have warned of the dangers of skin-lightening creams that 'act like paint stripper' and increase the risk of cancer. |
Four in five schools will be worse off next year, research finds
30/09/2019 Funding for schools is dwindling in real terms despite the recent announcement of extra cash, according to campaigners. |
Councils voice concern over 'alarming' fall in childhood vaccination rates
27/09/2019 An 'alarming' fall in childhood vaccination rates should serve as a wake-up call to parents and authorities about the need for children to be protected against disease, local government leaders have warned. |
Council buys waterfront land for £1
27/09/2019 Liverpool City Council has bought more than 55,000 sq metres of prime waterfront land for £1. |
Bus use falls to lowest level in a decade
25/09/2019 Councils have renewed calls to be given more say in how bus services are run after the latest figures showing the number of people using them at their lowest level for a decade. |
Councils call for new taskforce to tackle climate change
25/09/2019 Council leaders have proposed setting up a national taskforce with Whitehall departments to tackle climate change. |
Whitehall announces £10m boost for coastal communities
20/09/2019 More multi-million pound projects to boost coastal communities have been given the go-ahead. |
Council chiefs call for devolution process to be ‘reignited’
20/09/2019 The Government must 'reignite the devolution process' to give all parts of England more powers and funding, council leaders have demanded. |
Smoking rates dropping at fastest rate in a decade
19/09/2019 The number of adult smokers fell by 2.2% in the first half of this year, according to the latest figures. |
Ombudsman upholds two thirds of care complaints
19/09/2019 But despite this complaints about care have fallen and in the vast majority of cases his recommendations are carried out, council leaders say. |
Councils ‘best placed’ to understand digital needs of local areas
18/09/2019 The Local Government Association says councils have a central role to play in making sure people in rural areas have access to the fastest broadband services. |
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.
