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WEBSep 17, 2024 · A proposed tax on the carbon emitted from burning waste could cost councils billions over the next decade, according to new analysis. Islington wins back £260,000 in fraud case. Council overruled as new incinerator gets go-ahead. Councils raise concerns over early prisoner release. Swindon aims to sell assets for £21m.
Welsh council chiefs call for end to social care ‘quick fixes’
WEB11 hours ago · The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said the care sector needed ‘urgent investment’ and called for parity across the entire health and social care system. Workforce shortages, increasing demand, and inflationary pressures are putting pressure on social care and having a knock-on effect on the NHS, according to the WLGA.
Further devolution needed to drive energy efficiency measures
WEB9 hours ago · Further devolution of funding is needed so that mayoral combined authorities can take the lead in delivering energy efficiency upgrades to homes, a new report says. New research from the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) sets out how the social housing sector can take the lead in delivering warmer, greener homes across the North.
Smart city - LocalGov
WEBMar 26, 2020 · Smart city | LocalGov. ‘Smart multi-purpose' lamp post pilots launched. 14/06/2023. Ministers have announced up to £1.5m for six local authority-led pilots to test the capacity for lamp posts to deliver smart services such as EV charging. Gimme Shelters: how new partnerships power smarter cities.
Labour sets new council house energy efficiency target
WEB1 day ago · The Government has announced plans to raise energy efficiency rules for council and social housing. Energy secretary Ed Miliband told the Labour Party conference that ministers will now expect council and social homes to achieve an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of at least C by 2030. Visit The MJ (£) to read more.
Pay - LocalGov
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Members of Scotland’s largest trade union have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers. Former council workers in the West Midlands are waiting months to receive their pensions after retiring, creating ‘huge hardship issues’, trade unions and a council have warned.
Mayors - LocalGov
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Mayors | LocalGov. Four devolution agreements have been signed off in what the secretary of state for local government describes as ‘only the first step’ of a devolution drive. Plans for a railway line improving connections between Birmingham and Manchester ‘at a fraction of the costs’ of the northern leg of HS2 have been announced.
LGA | LocalGov
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The number of people who believe they are getting value for money from local authorities is falling, according to a survey for the Local Government Association (LGA). Local government culture funding is under threat ‘due to the multitude of funding streams as well as the system for funding bids’, the LGA warns.
Politics and Policy - LocalGov
WEBPolitics and Policy News. A councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a counter-protest in London this week. A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. Agencies are set to consider flood prevention plans for Gloucestershire after ...
Sunak appoints new local government minister | LocalGov
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Simon Hoare was appointed Minister for Local Government amid Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle yesterday. Mr Hoare said he was ‘delighted and honoured’ to join the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He said in a post on X (formerly Twitter): ‘I was fortunate to serve, before becoming an MP, as …