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WEB23/09/2024. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed ‘there will be no return to austerity' at the Labour Party Conference. Councils work to manage impact from collapse of major contractor. Localis: Counterproductive ‘tax landscape’ threatens pubs. Council leader steps down after bullying accusation.
Belfast launches Northern Ireland’s first Local Area Energy Plan
WEB4 hours ago · Belfast City Council has launched its first Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) – and the first in Northern Ireland. Local Area Energy Planning is an integrated approach that sets out place-based whole energy systems pathways to help reach net zero. Belfast said its new LAEP capitalised on its geographical assets, including the potential for ...
Two million older people living with ‘unmet’ care need
WEB6 hours ago · More than one in four (28%) people aged over 80 are living with some unmet need for social care, a new report by Age UK has found. The number of people over 75 has grown by 18% since 2017, yet fewer older people are receiving local authority long term care. In 2022/23, over 540,000 people were receiving long term care from their council ...
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · News | LocalGov. Local authority leaders have urged the Government to use the upcoming Autumn Budget to invest in sexual and reproductive health services. Greater Manchester has created a new clean air strategy with no plans to charge drivers of polluting vehicles, despite a legal direction to reduce air pollution as quickly as possible.
Call for Oflog independence | LocalGov
WEB5 hours ago · Academics have called for an overhaul of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), including making it independent from Whitehall. Severing ties between the watchdog and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is a central recommendation of the new report Equipping Local Government to Deliver National and Local Priorities ...
Politics and Policy - LocalGov
WEBJul 12, 2023 · Politics and Policy News. A councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a counter-protest in London this week. A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. Agencies are set to consider flood …
Parish councils can apply to £150m Community Ownership Fund
WEBMay 12, 2023 · Parish councils are now able to apply to the multi-million-pound Community Ownership Fund. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) today launched the third round of its £150m Community Ownership Fund. The aim of the fund is to help community projects to save local assets, such as …
Pay - LocalGov
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Members of Scotland’s largest trade union have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers. Former council workers in the West Midlands are waiting months to receive their pensions after retiring, creating ‘huge hardship issues’, trade unions and a council have warned.
Mayors - LocalGov
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Mayors | LocalGov. Four devolution agreements have been signed off in what the secretary of state for local government describes as ‘only the first step’ of a devolution drive. Plans for a railway line improving connections between Birmingham and Manchester ‘at a fraction of the costs’ of the northern leg of HS2 have been announced.
Sunak appoints new local government minister | LocalGov
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Simon Hoare was appointed Minister for Local Government amid Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle yesterday. Mr Hoare said he was ‘delighted and honoured’ to join the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He said in a post on X (formerly Twitter): ‘I was fortunate to serve, before becoming an MP, as …