Most deprived areas to improve drug treatment

13 April 2022
Most deprived areas to improve drug treatment
50 local authorities in some of the most deprived areas in England will receive enhanced funding to rebuild drug treatment services.

‘Lack of knowledge’ around needs of children in care

13 April 2022
‘Lack of knowledge’ around needs of children in care
Ofsted has warned that there is a ‘lack of collective knowledge’ around the needs of children in care and has called for a national audit of children needs.

Major developers to fund building safety repairs

13 April 2022
Major developers to fund building safety repairs
The government has revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has agreed a solution with the housing industry that will see developers commit a minimum of £2 billion to fix their own buildings. Industry will also pay up to a further £3 billion through an expansion to the Building Safety Levy.

New measures to revitalise Scottish town centres

13 April 2022
New measures to revitalise Scottish town centres
A new report has outlined actions to better embed a ‘Town Centre First’ approach to meet the needs of Scotland's communities and tackle climate change.