ASH response to the LGA statement on banning smoking outside pubs and cafes PLUS polling data
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) backs calls from local government and parliamentarians to prohibit smoking immediately outside pubs and cafes during the pandemic...
Saturday, 18 July 2020 00:01
Landmark building safety law to keep residents safe
The Government is set to publish its landmark Bill to deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years...
Saturday, 18 July 2020 00:01
Guidance on student number controls
The Department for Education has published guidance on measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak...
Friday, 17 July 2020 18:00
New powers and framework to help contain coronavirus locally
The COVID-19 contain framework is the blueprint for how NHS Test and Trace is working in partnership with local authorities...
Friday, 17 July 2020 17:57
New Permanent Secretary announced at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
The new Permanent Secretary for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been announced today as Sarah Munby, following a cross-Whitehall competition...
Friday, 17 July 2020 17:33
School governance update
Important news and communications from the Department for Education (DfE) relating to governance in maintained schools and academy trusts in England...
Friday, 17 July 2020 15:09
NASUWT: Government's pension remedy proposals for McCloud "a profound disappointment"
Responding to the remedy to the McCloud Judgment published by the Government, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union, said...
Friday, 17 July 2020 15:06
Dr Liam Fox’s speech to WTO General Council this morning
Dr Liam Fox – Presentation to the WTO Special General Council ...
Friday, 17 July 2020 15:06
Council Covid-19 local lockdown powers - LGA responds
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement today of a new Contain Framework for councils’ local lockdown powers, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said...
Friday, 17 July 2020 14:29
Sustainable transport charities welcome change in message about transport
As lockdown restrictions are eased and many people start to move around again, a shift to more positive messaging on public transport is being strongly welcomed by sustainable transport charities...
Friday, 17 July 2020 14:27