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网页4 天之前 — Time to axe ‘contradictory’ care laws, minister says. 07/10/2024. It is ‘high time’ to axe outdated language and contradictory rules from laws on disabled children’s social care, the families minster has said. Council opposes controversial immigration centre. Chancellor urged to boost public health grant by £1.4bn.
Permission given for 7,000 homes in flood zones | LocalGov
网页1 天前 — Planning permission has been granted to build more than 7,000 homes in the areas at the highest risk of flooding in England, a new report has revealed. Think-tank Localis found that full or conditional planning permission was given to build 7,116 new homes on previously undeveloped floodplain land in the 12 local authorities with the highest ...
Homeless youths missing from official stats | LocalGov
网页20 小时之前 — Carried out by Depaul UK, the Young People’s Rough Sleeping Census also found that 80% identified as non-White and 44% said they had slept rough for more than 30 nights during the three months prior to the data being collected. The most common type of housing young people had left before becoming homeless was …
Met Office launches climate tool for councils | LocalGov
网页1 天前 — The Met Office has launched a new tool to help councils adapt to the climate emergency. The Local Authority Climate Service will enable councils to view and analyse Met Office climate data on a map and overlay this with other relevant information. The Met Office said the government-funded tool would help local authorities ‘visualise climate ...
Council leaders call for Government approval of hospital plans
网页22 小时之前 — Council leaders have called for Government approval of plans for a new hospital ahead of the Autumn Budget. The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT) scheme for the replacement of Leeds General Infirmary is one of 25 schemes under review by the Government under the New Hospitals Programme. Cllr Fiona Venner, Leeds City Council executive member ...
EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog looking to add metrics despite pause
网页1 天前 — The Office for Local Government (Oflog) is pushing ahead with work to expand its data gathering despite ministers pausing its early warning conversations, The MJ understands. Labour ministers will review the long-term role of the watchdog, which was created by the previous Conservative administration, by the …
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网页Academics have called for an overhaul of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), including making it independent from Whitehall. Two million older people living with ‘unmet’ care need. 27/09/2024. 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.
Charities call for £1bn to prevent homelessness surge
网页1 天前 — Almost £1bn of funding is due to leave the homelessness sector in April, leaving services facing a funding cliff-edge, a group of charities has warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged by 76 housing and homelessness organisations to provide some certainty to the sector through a one-year rollover of existing homelessness funding.
LGA | LocalGov
网页2024年7月31日 — LGA | LocalGov. The Local Government Association (LGA) has raised concerns that mandatory housebuilding targets for councils centralise policy and weaken local decision making. A finance peer review of East Hertfordshire DC has criticised the lack of information in a budget report. The ‘silent health crisis’ facing men in England should be ...
Top 100: Our most popular local government stories of 2021
网页2021年12月6日 — Employers branded a 'disgrace' over council pay delay. 5. Budget 2021: Sunak unfreezes public sector pay. 6. Unions rejects 'insulting' council pay offer. 7. Budget 2021: £1bn confirmed for Town Deals. 8. A new deal for workers in local government.