The businesses rates system in England will be made fairer and more streamlined with more frequent property revaluations.
The Environmental Audit Committee has urged the government to conserve and restore UK biodiversity and ecosystems.
England’s largest councils have called for urgent action in this year’s Spending Review to address a spiralling deficit in special educational needs services.
A new report has highlighted a disparate and fragmented approach to cyber security among local authorities in the UK.
The government is asking teachers and school leaders for views on managing good behaviour, including on the use of mobile phones in the school day.
People in rural Scotland, Wales and the North East of England are set to enjoy huge improvements in mobile coverage.
Adoption UK is warning of a mental health emergency amongst some of the UK’s most vulnerable children.
England’s poorest neighbourhoods have by far the biggest shortages of basic social infrastructure, such as parks and sports facilities.
New analysis from the Labour Party has found that the UK only has 15 per cent of the charging points it needs to meet net zero.
The Youth Endowment Fund has launched a new Toolkit to help local authorities provide support to children at risk of involvement in violence.
Councils are being encouraged to support businesses to set-up temporary ‘pop-up’ campsites without the need to apply for planning permission.
People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to protect them from coronavirus transmission.
The National Audit office has released its second report on the government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
Oliver Dowden has announced that the final £300 million of the Culture Recovery Fund will support organisations in need of urgent funding.
The number of children needing foster care in England is set to rise by almost a third by 2030, but councils have inadequate plans in place.