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Councils are now able to bid for a share of £4.8 billion of levelling up funding to spend on projects to improve everyday life for residents.

Clark expects developers to sign building safety contracts 'within a month'

Government plans to enforce the Building Safety Act have become slightly clearer as the current Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark announced that contracts to turn the Building Safety Pledge into legally binding requirements have been sent to major housebuilders

NAO report highlights workforce skills training decline

Economic and societal changes, including the UK’s exit from the EU, has reduced the supply of workers from member states and potentially increased the need for the country to train its own workers.

Latest round of School Rebuilding Programme funding announced

The government has announced £1bn of funding for 61 projects in the latest round of the School Rebuilding Programme.

LGA calls for devolved employment and skills funding

Disjointed nature of national funding schemes makes it difficult to join up provision for learners, unemployed people, career changers and businesses, says Association

The welsh government has announced plans to make council tax fairer.

Conservative party leaders have revealed that the next Prime Minster and leader of the party will be announced on 5 September.

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has written to all the Conservative leadership hopefuls urging them to sign up to his Levelling Up pledge.

The first round of funding is available from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2, meaning English councils will be able to bid for £40 million

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has announced an investment of £2.3m for advice services to help Londoners cope with the cost-of-living crisis.

Three local government organisations have launched an outcomes-based framework to support digitalisation programmes.

People who receive support from adult social care in Leicester are being asked to help improved the design and delivery of the services.

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