03/07/2018 - 16:57
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill seeks to protect the rights of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their care.
03/07/2018 - 12:26
James Brokenshire has launched a new Community Housing Fund to significantly increase the delivery of affordable homes.
03/07/2018 - 11:21
A total of 3,505 suppliers have been awarded places on the new G-Cloud 10 framework, with more than 90 per cent of them SMEs.
03/07/2018 - 10:54
The LGA has warned that the government’s next Spending Review will be ‘make or break’ for local services, most of which are already under huge funding pressure.
02/07/2018 - 15:04
James Brokenshire has announced that nearly £19 million of funding will be made available to support services for survivors of domestic abuse.
02/07/2018 - 11:04
Leeds City Council is set to receive proposals later this year to upgrade all street lights in the city to more energy-efficient LEDs.
02/07/2018 - 10:48
The National Planning Policy Framework has dropped the reference to ‘social rent’ homes from the government’s definition of affordable homes.
02/07/2018 - 09:52
Funding for supported buses has been halved in the last eight years, leaving many parts of England and Wales without public transport.
02/07/2018 - 09:38
89 per cent of councils believe that national taxation should be part of the financial solution to the adult social care crisis.
29/06/2018 - 16:23
Nick Rushton, leader of Leicestershire County Council, has said that ’the time has come to explore having a new council for Leicestershire’.
29/06/2018 - 14:10
11,465 homes were sold by councils under the right to buy scheme in 2017/18, while councils were only able to replace 4,944 homes using the receipts.
29/06/2018 - 11:26
The CQC has published a new series of resources to help health and care organisations ensure the safety and well-being of people using their services.
29/06/2018 - 10:59
Swansea Council is considering introducing a new, arm's length energy company to help cut household and business energy bills across the city.
29/06/2018 - 10:39
MPs to raise urgent concerns with the government after finding that some buildings have been left in an unsafe condition after cladding was removed.
29/06/2018 - 10:15
England’s poorest areas are becoming fast food hotspots, with as many as five times more outlets found in these communities than in the most affluent.
