30/08/2018 - 16:53
The government has announced plans to extend the single-use plastic bag charge to all retailers and increase the minimum charge to at least 10p.
30/08/2018 - 11:00
Schools in England are facing a ‘severe shortage’ of teachers ahead of the new academic year.
30/08/2018 - 09:33
Both Ofsted and the government have sent Brighton & Hove City Council congratulations for improvements to its children’s social care services.
29/08/2018 - 11:03
A new report examining the state of children's wellbeing in the UK has found that nearly a quarter of girls in the UK have self-harmed.
29/08/2018 - 10:28
Plymouth City Council is to use of new legal powers to force the government to reveal the truth about the impact of Brexit on the region.
29/08/2018 - 09:57
England is being ‘left behind’ by a number of developed countries when it comes to funding care for older people.
29/08/2018 - 09:36
Local authorities are urged to bid for a share of the £95 million being made available to help rollout full fibre connectivity across the UK.
28/08/2018 - 09:34
The numbers of homeless children that councils are housing in temporary accommodation has increased by 76 per cent in the last seven years.
24/08/2018 - 14:02
Oliver Dowden has announced that SMEs are accessing almost half of public sector spend on digital, data and technology services.
24/08/2018 - 10:25
A lack of revenue funding and uncertainty over current levels of funding are the main barriers to councils investing in sustainable travel.
24/08/2018 - 09:46
An IAM RoadSmart survey has found that its members are increasingly disillusioned with the state of the roads in the UK.
23/08/2018 - 16:31
A worrying number of councils are leaving themselves open to security vulnerabilities and expensive extended support costs.
23/08/2018 - 16:19
Councils in England overspent by £816 million on protecting vulnerable children in the last financial year.
22/08/2018 - 13:29
Adult social care has saved the NHS almost £60 million through reducing pressures in the last year.
22/08/2018 - 08:00
The government must improve UK infrastructure and avoid the risk of regions being left behind whilst others pull ahead in a two-speed England.
