Declaring a climate change emergency
Local authorities can play a key role in tackling climate change – and there is plenty for them to do. Never before has thinking globally and acting locally been more important, says Mark Whitehead.
Social work failings stopped parents visiting dying baby
08/11/2018 A council has apologised for the ‘distress’ of a family who were unable to spend time with their dying baby due to social work failings. |
Judge calls for end of ‘inhumane’ separation of elderly couples in care homes
10/05/2017 Separating elderly couples when one or both of them go into care is ‘inhumane’, a senior judge has said. |
Accreditation scheme will make job harder for social workers warns union
04/04/2017 The Government should scrap plans for an accreditation scheme for social workers because it would take up time that could be spent helping vulnerable families, a union has demanded. |
Social workers removed vulnerable teen from family ‘without warning’
09/03/2017 Social workers in Essex removed a vulnerable teen from the care of her family ‘without any warning’, ombudsman finds. |
Councils criticise amendment calling for safeguarding and welfare capacity register
07/03/2017 Council chiefs have criticised a new amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill which requires local authorities to maintain and report a local safeguarding and welfare capacity register. |
Government scraps controversial 'innovation' clauses from Social Work Bill
06/03/2017 The Government has scrapped controversial clauses from the Children and Social Work Bill that would have exempted select local authorities from their statutory duties to young people. |
New legal protection for whistleblowers announced
09/11/2016 Whistleblowers applying for jobs in the children’s social care sector will be covered by new legal protections, the Government has announced. |
Social workers reject 'unsafe' reforms
03/11/2016 Plans to allow councils to set up social work trusts could prove dangerous for children, according to a new report from Unison. |
Government soothes children's services privatisation fears
19/10/2016 The Government has made changes to the Children and Social Work Bill in a bid to sooth fears that private organisations could profit from social services. |
Whitehall should abandon its social work reforms, committee urges
13/07/2016 Government proposals for social work reform have ‘significant weaknesses’ and should be scrapped, says Education Committee. |
The June issue of Local Government News contains the full details of all the winning schemes in the 2019 Street Design Awards. From Children's Play to Pedestrian Environment, find out who has been recognised for their innovation and use of best practice.
This issue also explores how local government pension funds can hedge currency risk, how councils can best address the shortfall in school places, and an update on the number of authorities banning the use of Roundup over safety fears.
