Ahead of the Spending Review on 11 June, the LGA has spearheaded a joint statement with 100 other leaders in adult social care, calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to work with the sector to mitigate pressures on councils, providers and charities.
Reform UK is to set up the first new political group office at the LGA in the organisation’s history, after the party’s success in the 1 May local elections.
A failure to support children and young people with complex needs is driving very high care costs and not improving children’s lives, according to a new report commissioned by the LGA.
A planned tax on burning waste could place billions of pounds of unavoidable costs on councils and needs reform, the LGA has said.
Almost all new homes in England are to be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, under plans being drawn up by the Government.
The LGA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with techUK, the technology trade association, to help advance digital transformation across local government.
The LGA has paid tribute to two firefighters and a member of the public who died in a fire at an Oxfordshire business park.
The NHS and local government are to roll out the world’s first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea.
The Government has announced a new support system for Armed Forces veterans, called VALOUR.
The LGA is leading calls for adequate long-term funding for children’s social care in the Spending Review, due on 11 June.