National Audit Office: Achieving government's long-term environmental goals
It is not yet clear that the government has in place what it needs to meet its long-term environmental goals...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Major new employer incentives announced to help recruit apprentices in Wales
Economy Minister Ken Skates has announced that businesses in Wales will be able to claim up to £3,000 for each new apprentice they hire under the age of 25...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’ because of a broken residential care home market, Children’s Commissioner warns
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Wednesday) publishing a set of reports showing how the children’s residential social care system is broken...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Electric Avenues? Just one in six councils have on-street EV charge points – AA
An investigation carried out by the AA has found that just one in six English councils have installed on-street charge points in residential areas...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Public Accounts Committee “not convinced by rationale” for Towns Fund selections in process that was opaque and “not impartial”
The £3.6 billion Towns Fund was introduced at pace by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in summer 2019...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Human rights of Black people not equally protected, say Joint Committee on Human Rights
Today the Joint Committee on Human Rights have published their Report “Black People, Racism and Human Rights”...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
DfE responds to Children’s Commissioner reports on children’s care provision
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “The Education Secretary has been clear that no child should be denied the opportunity for a loving, stable family life...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on government environment goals
Responding to a National Audit Office report on the Government’s long-term environment goals, Cllr David Renard, Environment spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
Government sets out world-leading new measures to protect rainforests
The UK will go further than ever before to clamp down on illegal deforestation and protect rainforests, the government has confirmed today, thanks to world-leading new laws being introduced through the landmark Environment Bill..
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01
LGA responds to reports into state of children’s social care provision
Responding to reports by the Children’s Commissioner into the state of children’s social care provision in England, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:01