Clive Betts, the chair of the community and local government select committee, has called for stricter regulations to compel restaurants to display food hygiene scores.

Peterborough City Council’s fostering and adoption services are due to be taken over by The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT).
The charity is to run the council’s new Permanency Service, which includes fostering and adoption. The Permanency Service starts from April 2017 and will be the first of its kind in the country.
The contract, worth over £126 million, is expected to deliver annual savings of £1 million once established. The new Permanency Service will start from April 2017 and is the first of its kind in the country.

Hull City Council has been given the green light to purchase land to reduce the risk of flooding to 1,750 properties in East Hull.

The potential cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies is £320 million, says the LGA.

West Lothian Council’s new council house building programme has been recognised at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards.
Receiving the Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative accolade, the council was noted for successfully demonstrating ‘innovative’ ideas which support ‘continuous improvement and adaptation in local services’.
Birmingham City Council, Bournemouth Borough Council, City of York Council, East Ayrshire Council, Oxford City Council, and Peterborough City Council were also nominated for the award.

The Welsh government has launched a programme that will ensure every child up to the age of seven receives consistent and universal health services.

Wakefield Council has appointed design and consultancy firm Arcadis to deliver its Property and Facilities Management Services.
Through seeking a partnership which will help secure jobs for local people and enable staff, customers and services to benefit from private sector expertise and investment, Wakefield Council will gain support from the company in it’s drive to generate up to £27 million in savings this year.

Smoking should be banned in all outdoor spaces, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has argued.

Birmingham has been named the ‘most enterprising place in Britain’ by the 2016 Enterprising Britain Awards.
The awards, announced by Small Business Minister Margot James and run by Investment in Young People (IiYP), celebrate local initiatives to back business and growth.

Birmingham has been named the ‘most enterprising place in Britain’ by the 2016 Enterprising Britain Awards.
The awards, announced by Small Business Minister Margot James and run by Investment in Young People (IiYP), celebrate local initiatives to back business and growth.