Social care given over £250m to continue coronavirus protections

People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to protect them from coronavirus transmission.

Test and Trace must improve effective partnership

The National Audit office has released its second report on the government’s approach to test and trace services in England.

Final £300m from Culture Recovery Fund released

Oliver Dowden has announced that the final £300 million of the Culture Recovery Fund will support organisations in need of urgent funding.

Growing need means 77,000 children will need foster care

The number of children needing foster care in England is set to rise by almost a third by 2030, but councils have inadequate plans in place.

Strengthened local government Prudential Code to be published

CIPFA has announced that a strengthened Prudential Code will be published by the end of 2021.

Nine in ten councillors back call for social care priority

Councillors have called on the government to give greater priority to social care and start committing more resources to it now.

Outstanding council tax debt rises to £4.4 billion

As of 31 March 2021, there was £4.4 billion of historic council tax outstanding in England, an increase of £841 million from 2019-20.

Committee warns of survival threat to festivals and culture

The government should support festivals which face a survival threat without government backed insurance indemnity against the risk of cancellation.

New advertising rules to help tackle childhood obesity

The health of children across the UK will be improved as new restrictions will mean they are less exposed to advertising of unhealthy foods.

Time is running out for realistic climate commitments

The government has been too slow to follow up their historic climate promises in the past year with delivery, according to the CCC.

New Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest announced

The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest will be the first newly created Community Forest supported through the NCF.

First hydrogen double decker buses in London

Sadiq Khan has launched England’s first ever hydrogen double decker buses, marking another major step towards making the bus fleet zero-emission.  

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