The six mayoral combined authorities and the Greater London Authority are now accountable for administering adult education budgets.

Newly appointed Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced an immediate funding boost to help get the UK ready for Brexit on 31 October.
The extra cash means that the Brexit funding for this year has doubled, with £1.1 billion being provided to government departments and the devolved administrations immediately, and a further £1 billion then available, should it be needed.

The annual review of local government complaints for 2018-19 has been published, with a third concerning children services.

Sales of plastic bags by the seven biggest retailers in England have fallen by 90 per cent since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015.

Cornwall Council is proposing a new clean air strategy which includes plans to speed up the switch to ultra-low emission vehicles.

London Councils has urged the government to deliver a boost of historic proportions to local authorities’ ability to build new homes.
A century after the Addison Act was signed into law, which gave local authorities significant new duties and funding for council housing, London Councils are warning of a chronic shortage of social housing, with approximately 55,000 London households living in temporary accommodation and the capital accounting for almost 70 per cent of England’s homelessness total.

Ongoing cuts to alcohol rehabilitation services are leading to a ‘national epidemic’ of alcohol-related problems not being tackled.

Home Affairs Committee has claimed that schools in areas with a higher risk of youth violence should be given dedicated police officers.