LGA: Council tax will fail to protect adult social care services this year
Council tax rises in 2019/20 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further cutbacks to the care that millions of older and disabled people rely on every day, the Local Government Association reveals today...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
New survey highlights damaging impact of funding cuts on sixth form students ahead of this year’s “make or break” spending review
Funding cuts and cost increases are damaging the education of sixth form students in schools and colleges according to the results of a survey published today...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Windrush: Home Office failed in duty to protect people's rights says PAC
The Windrush scandal demonstrates a combination of a lack of concern about the real-world impact of the Home Office’s (the Department) immigration policies...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
EEF: New initiatives to improve teacher retention, including study to find out most effective training routes
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched three new initiatives focused on improving teacher retention – including a large trial looking at the effectiveness of different teaching training routes - it was announced today..
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on apprenticeships
Responding to the NAO’s report on apprenticeships, LGA skills spokesman Cllr Mark Hawthorne MBE, said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Care homes getting worse in one in three local councils – urgent action needed to end inadequate standards of care, says older people’s charity
The quality of care homes has worsened in the last year in more than a third of local authorities (37%) Independent Age has found...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Lib Dems: Tories failing to fund adult social care
Responding to the reports from the LGA that council tax rises in 2019/20 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further cutbacks to adult social care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Judith Jolly said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Care home quality fall: Tory cuts are to blame - Barbara Keeley
Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Social Care, responding to a report by Independent Age showing that the quality of care homes has worsened in the last year in more than a third of local authorities, said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Tory cuts driving down quality of care homes - Lib Dems respond to Independent Age report
Responding to the report from Independent Age stating that the quality of care homes has worsened in the last year in more than a third of local authorities (37%), Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Judith Jolly said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
New plans to help next generation of young entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality
Young people looking to start or grow a business are set to receive more tailored support with the launch of a new review into the barriers to success, Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst announced today...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01