£50 million boost to support high streets

The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund will help councils to get people back to work and customers back to the shops.

£300m for local government test and trace service

Local authorities will be central to supporting the new test and trace service, with the government providing £300 million.

Lower budgets and higher demand could hit children's services

A rise in vulnerable children needing support due to the lockdown is likely, but councils could struggle to meet surge in demand.

Government fund for cladding remediation work not enough

The government’s £1 billion Building Safety Fund will not be enough to make high rise and high risk buildings safe from fire.

Trusts have gone ‘to great lengths’ to support care homes

A new report shows how trusts have gone to great lengths to support care homes through the coronavirus pandemic.

Perilous future for coronavirus-generation, warns charity

Children are ill equipped to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic because of years of child poverty in Britain.

‘Once in a generation opportunity’ to tackle rough sleeping

The government must end rough sleeping by seizing the ‘once in a generation opportunity’ presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

Robust EVP ‘more crucial than ever’ for public sector

Public sector employers need to develop a robust employer value proposition that builds on the intangible aspects of public services to attract new talent.

London boroughs secure PPE boost

London boroughs have agreed a new pan-London partnership to secure emergency supplies of PPE for crucial local services.

Everyone with symptoms now eligible for coronavirus tests

Anyone with symptoms of coronavirus is now eligible to book a test, ahead of the rollout of the test and trace service.

59 per cent air pollution drop in Oxford

New data has shown that Oxford city centre has seen a historic 59 per cent drop in air pollution as a direct result of the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus strategy too nationally driven, say mayors

Andy Burnham has called on ministers to take a ‘much more locally focused’ response to the coronavirus crisis.

Educational gaps are growing during lockdown

Children from better-off households are spending more time on educational activities than children from the poorest fifth of households.

Parks should be under power of NHS, says thinktank

Parks and green spaces across the UK should be seen as a tool of healthcare in the same way as medicines and therapies.

Ministers urge for safe re-opening of recycling centres

The government has published new guidance on how recycling centres can be safely re-opened during the coronavirus outbreak.

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