Councils urged to collect gendered health data to tackle inequality
Council’s have been urged to tackle inequality in health services, after a report found that only 18 per cent of councils collect gendered health data.
Council pension funds face £683 million loss due to fall in coal prices
Platform London has released an analysis suggesting that local government workers have lost an estimated £683 million from their pension funds, as a result of a drastic fall in coal share prices.
Councils struggling to cope with youth homelessness, report suggests
Data published by Centrepoint’s Youth Homelessness Charity’s Databank has found that councils turned away 30,000 young homeless people in 2014, as they were unable to provide them with aid or support.
District councils urged to lead the way in devolution deals
District councils should lead the way in devolution deals to ensure they improve services and outcomes through better collaboration, a new report has argued.
Councils allowed shared ownership to deliver affordable housing
A new initiative has been launched to allow local authorities and housing associations to have shared ownership of property, in a bid to deliver rented affordable housing.
