Dame Louise Casey steps back from homelessness role

Dame Louise Casey has ‘stepped back’ from her role as the government's chief advisor on homelessness.

£56m spent on consultants to help with coronavirus

Whitehall has spent over £56 million on consultancy firms to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Four in five council workers remote working

Socitm has launched a report into how local authorities adapted ways of working to maintain delivery of vital services.

Johnson told to ‘honour promise on social care’

Health leaders have called on the Prime Minister to honour his pledge to fix social care ‘once and for all’.

Changes to council tax rules ‘needed now’, says charity

The Money Advice Trust has urged the government to make changes to the way local authorities are able to collect council tax debt.

Legally binding targets for air quality and waste

The government will underpin environmental commitments with legally binding targets, including for air quality, water, waste and biodiversity.

Councils likely to be forced to cut services

The IFS has warned that councils will be forced to cut services if the government does not meet the cost of soaring coronavirus spending.

Apprenticeship opportunities tripled across London

There has been a 14 per cent increase in the number of apprenticeships created directly by boroughs this year.

Kent has no more capacity for child migrants

Kent County Council has said that it can no longer ‘safely meet its statutory duty’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Ofsted to begin local authority visits in September

Ofsted has announced that it will begin visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from September 2020.

West Midlands outlines case for more local powers

Council leaders in the West Midlands are urging the government to grant more powers to the region to aid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Government urged to get cars off of the road

The government is being urged to 'get cars off the road', as traffic in Britain returns to levels seen before the coronavirus lockdown.

Five local authorities to trailblaze nature recovery pilots

Five local authority pilot areas have been announced to test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally.

Extend free school meals to migrant families

Free school meals should be permanently extended to the children of migrants who are currently ineligible for public support, say charities.

Johnson announces further lockdown easing measures

A number of remaining aspects of England’s culture, sport, leisure and business sectors will be permitted to reopen from 15 August.

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