GB talks to Adam McVey about plans to be a net-zero carbon Capital City by 2030 and creating a cleaner, greener and fairer future in Edinburgh
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Lee Marshall looks at why lockdown provided an opportunity as much as a challenge for those in the waste management sector
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Daniel Gillett from urges the government seize the opportunities e-cycles offer by helping to make them a more realistic way of travelling for more people
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Sue Morgan, Executive Director of the Design Council, discusses the relationship between health and well-being and active travel
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Suzanne Simmons explains why the Covid-19 crisis may well shape our response to urban trees and green space supply
Latest News
28/07/2021 - 15:05
A clear policy framework is essential to ensure that industry can deliver the vehicles and charging infrastructure required to deliver the government’s ambition.
28/07/2021 - 14:54
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has reported on ‘widening cracks’ in local government complaint handling.
28/07/2021 - 14:46
Three Metro Mayors have joined forces to call for an extension of the Housing First pilot scheme for tackling homelessness.
28/07/2021 - 09:39
The National Disability Strategy will seek to provide more accessible housing, easier commuting and better job prospects for disabled people.
28/07/2021 - 09:31
Birmingham City Council has unveiled the first of its 20 new hydrogen buses, which are set to be in operation later this year.
28/07/2021 - 09:21
90 projects are being awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery.
28/07/2021 - 06:42
The government must maintain pandemic-level funding for homelessness services in order to end rough sleeping by 2024.
27/07/2021 - 10:07
UNISON has urged the Prime Minister to make funding available for council workers so that they can have the pay rise they deserve.
GB Features
Harry Steele discusses measures to reduce travel demand and the role of place in achieving a reduction in surface transport emissions
Charlie McNelly & Rob Franklin explain how local authorities can embark on their net zero journeys
Rob Whiteman, CIPFA CEO, details the opportunity to bring public services closer together to better meet the needs of local areas
The PPMA's Gordon McFarlane provides his reflections on how the public sector has innovated in the last 18 months
James Goodman explores the importance of empowering communities to take action toward tackling the climate crisis and restoring nature
Government Business shares the views of Aleks Kowalski on using drones to save the public sector money and help it operate more efficiently
Events
07/09/2021 to 09/09/2021
The Security Event is set to be the first major exhibition to take place in the sector when it opens its doors on 7-9 September 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham and for the first time it will also encompass the National Cyber Security Show.
09/12/2021
digitech21 will seek to demystify the increasingly complex technology landscape and will showcase a host of public sector best practice case studies and the very best solution providers, each of whom are helping organisations to transform and improve the way in which the public sector delivers services to the citizen.
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Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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Last year, the Coronavirus pandemic impacted many families across the country. Throughout these unprecedented times, we supported local authorities and educational establishments across the UK in providing much needed support to vulnerable members of their communities.
Event Diary
The Security Event is set to be the first major exhibition to take place in the sector when it opens its doors on 7-9 September 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham and for the first time it will also encompass the National Cyber Security Show.
digitech21 will seek to demystify the increasingly complex technology landscape and will showcase a host of public sector best practice case studies and the very best solution providers, each of whom are helping organisations to transform and improve the way in which the public sector delivers services to the citizen.
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Latest Features
Harry Steele discusses measures to reduce travel demand and the role of place in achieving a reduction in surface transport emissions
Charlie McNelly & Rob Franklin explain how local authorities can embark on their net zero journeys
