£22.7m to help adult social care sector in Wales

Vaughan Gething has announced £22.7 million to help meet the additional costs adult social care providers are currently incurring.

Major incident declared in Greater Manchester

A major incident has been declared by authorities in Greater Manchester following recent rises in coronavirus infection rates.

Local economies facing £1 billion loss, warn councils

Local economies risk missing out on more than £1 billion in emergency coronavirus funding at the end of this month.

West Yorkshire sets out 2038 zero carbon plan

Reducing car use by a fifth is among the measures set out in a report on how West Yorkshire could become net zero carbon by 2038.

West Midlands National Park plans move forward

Plans to create a West Midlands National Park have taken a step forward following a MoU between the WMCA and Birmingham City University.

Higher priority needed for tackling fraud in Wales

The Auditor General for Wales has stressed that public bodies need to collectively raise their game to tackle fraud more effectively.

Birmingham air quality action plan approved

An action plan to improve air quality across Birmingham city centre has been approved to go out to public consultation.

Khan seeks thousands of ‘genuinely affordable’ homes

Sadiq Khan has called for ‘significantly more investment’ to build thousands of genuinely affordable homes in London.

Consultation on single use plastics launched in Wales

Hannah Blythyn has launched a consultation on the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban a range of single use plastic items.

New Test and Trace campaign launched

NHS Test and Trace is launching a new business plan to expand testing capacity and prepare the nation for winter.

Rise in child modern slavery referrals made by councils

Referrals of suspected child victims of modern slavery made by councils have soared by 1,400 per cent in five years.

Air pollution limits being breached across England

Friends of the Earth has revealed the 1,360 sites across England that have breached the annual Air Quality Objective for NO2 levels.

1.1 million children unhappy with their lives during lockdown

A survey has revealed that nearly one in five children aged 10-17 in the UK have reported being unhappy with their lives.

Labour warns of ‘perfect storm’ for childcare

A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure will make it impossible for many parents to return to work.

Sector-led improvement is right approach, say councils

The vast majority of councils say that the LGA’s sector-led improvement is the right approach to improvement.

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Event Diary

DISCOVER | DEVELOP | DISRUPT

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.