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14/11/2024

"We were expecting better than this. The new Labour Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill with a fair pay agreement for social care. We thought this recognition for the workforce meant the Government understood the pressure on the sector. This budget does the opposite."

Dimensions CEO, Rachael Dodgson speaks to LocalGov

https://www.localgov.co.uk/Social-care-and-the-alarming-impact-of-the-NIC-rise-/61475

11/06/2024

Following Jeremy Clarkson-inspired legislative changes around planning permission in rural areas, Kerry Booth, Rural Services Network, shares her concerns.

28/02/2024

Transport authorities have called on the Government to prioritise long-term funding certainty for public transport and active travel in city regions in next week’s Spring Budget.

28/02/2024

Councils should be given more flexibility over funding, a senior councillor has said in the aftermath of reallocated funding from HS2.

28/02/2024

Local authorities near Gatwick have raised concerns over the potential increase in noise and air pollution if the airport brings another runway into use.

28/02/2024

The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing services, experts have warned.

28/02/2024

‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ must be rebuilt to the condition it was in before a suspected arson attack last year, the local authority has said.

28/02/2024

More than three out of four UK councils do not have usage policies for artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, according to FOI data.

28/02/2024

More than half of councils are likely to issue a section 114 notice within the next parliament unless funding is reformed, senior local authority figures have warned.

28/02/2024

Healthcare professionals in London will be notified directly about high pollution episodes, London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced.

28/02/2024

Community services will have to be ‘drastically scaled back’ or cut altogether without further funding for councils, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

27/02/2024

Local authorities in the North and Midlands have been given a capital boost under a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, and have a year to prepare plans.

27/02/2024

The planning system requires ‘substantial intervention’ by the Government to ensure consistent delivery of new homes, a major study has concluded.

27/02/2024

A new active travel route from Birmingham to Coventry along the HS2 line is a ‘no brainer’, West Midlands mayor Andy Street has said.

27/02/2024

Much more investment in the construction of social housing could boost the economy by a dramatic £51.2bn, according to a new analysis.

27/02/2024

An initiative run by Cherwell District Council has seen more than a million coffee pods – weighing 16.4 tonnes – recycled in eight months.

27/02/2024

Durham County Council has successfully secured over £6m in funding to tackle homelessness.

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