Widening the property talent pool
William Eichler finds out a new programme is encouraging young people to have a career in the property and regeneration sector.
Integrating migrants could boost economy by £7bn, think tank says
18/06/2019 A think tank has called for the setting up of ‘local integration funds’ to help migrants find jobs that match their skills as part of a series of proposals to improve integration. |
Whitehall announces measures to support ‘vulnerable’ children in school
18/06/2019 The Department for Education has announced that it will ‘take forward’ changes to make it easier for vulnerable children to access school places. |
Javid commits to resettling 5,000 refugees next year
18/06/2019 Sajid Javid has announced that the UK will resettle 5,000 more refugees under a new, expanded resettlement scheme that will come into force next year. |
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Widening the property talent pool
17/06/2019 William Eichler finds out a new programme is encouraging young people to have a career in the property and regeneration sector. |
Councils urged to adopt new hedgehog traffic sign
17/06/2019 Transport secretary Chris Grayling today unveiled a new traffic sign which warns road users of hazards due to animals on the road. |
Charity warns cuts to children’s services ‘undermine’ mental health agenda
17/06/2019 A children’s charity has welcomed the Prime Minister’s ‘new mission’ to put prevention at the top of the mental health agenda, but warn that cuts to children’s services undermine progress in this area. |
Over half of the disease burden in England ‘preventable’
04/06/2019 Local authority leaders have welcomed a report which urges the Government to increase investment into initiatives supporting public health. |
Platform launches fund to help councils crowdsource for ‘green’ projects
04/06/2019 A finance platform has invited councils to apply for grants to pilot new Community Municipal Bonds for raising finance for 'green' infrastructure projects. |
Labour considers abolishing council tax for renters
04/06/2019 Labour Party is considering proposals to replace council tax with a ‘progressive property tax’, which would be payable by property owners rather than tenants. |
Sure Start had ‘major benefits’ for disadvantaged children, think tank says
04/06/2019 The twenty-year-old childcare programme has had major health benefits for children in poorer neighbourhoods, a new analysis reveals. |
Combined authority signs £1bn waste contracts
03/06/2019 The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has signed new operating contracts with SUEZ for the management of the city’s waste and resources. |
Councils spend £74m on empty properties in two years
03/06/2019 Local authorities have spent millions maintaining empty properties over the last couple of years, anti-tax campaigners have revealed. |
Khan launches £100m SME investment fund
31/05/2019 The mayor of London yesterday launched the largest ever fund for small and medium enterprises, which includes £14m to support the transition to a circular economy. |
Three-quarters of councils move to insource services
31/05/2019 Local authorities are rejecting the outsourcing of services in favour of delivering services in-house, a not-for-profit local government body has found. |
Council leaders welcome Panorama’s ‘powerful’ social care episode
30/05/2019 Local authority leaders have welcomed a recent ‘powerful and emotive’ episode of Panorama that shone some light on the adult social care crisis. |
Nearly 2,000 abuse victims a year struggle to access ‘safe’ council housing
30/05/2019 Around 1,960 people fleeing domestic abuse each year are put at risk of homelessness because they are not eligible for ‘safe, secure housing’, study shows. |
Devolution necessary for ‘rebalancing’ economy, report says
30/05/2019 Power must be devolved to a ‘comprehensive framework’ of mayoral and combined authorities and rural counties in order to rebalance the economy, report says. |
Companies House reforms to make detection of criminal behaviour ‘easier’
30/05/2019 The Government has launched a consultation on proposals it says will bring about the ‘biggest changes’ to Companies House in nearly two centuries. |
England faces £4.4bn care funding gap
29/05/2019 There will be a social care funding gap of £4.4bn in England by 2023/24 unless there is a funding commitment from the Government, a health think tank says. |
County council chiefs warn of ‘fragile nature’ of care system
29/05/2019 Councils will need to spend £6.1bn per year more in 2025 on adult social care services compared to what they were spending a decade ago, figures reveal. |
The March issue of Local Government News explores alternative funding channels that are available to councils beyond the Public Works Loan Board, what hurdles merging councils face in coming together, and how local government is handling GDPR.
This issue also has a special highways and street lighting section exploring how councils can use lighting to embark on their smart city journey and using IoT technology to weather the storm.
