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WEB23/09/2024. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed ‘there will be no return to austerity' at the Labour Party Conference. Councils work to manage impact from collapse of major contractor. Localis: Counterproductive ‘tax landscape’ threatens pubs. Council leader steps down after bullying accusation.
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.
Local Government Politics and Policy Updates | LocalGov
WEBMichael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to the Coalition (Palgrave Macmillan.
Council pay offer accepted by unions | LocalGov
WEBLocal government trade unions have accepted a pay offer that equates to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers. UNISON and GMB have agreed to accept the offer, which is the highest offered in over a decade. The deal will see hundreds of thousands staff paid an extra £1,925 this year. The offer has been rejected by Unite, who said it ...
Communities - LocalGov
WEBCommunities secretary Michael Gove today warned of an ‘explosion in antisemitism’ since the outbreak of the latest round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Call for powers to back up funeral director inspections. 01/05/2024. Councils have said they ‘urgently’ need more powers and resources after being tasked with inspecting funeral ...
Need To Know - LocalGov
WEBJan 10, 2018 · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
LGA | LocalGov
WEBJul 25, 2024 · 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. Implementation of five-year local housing deals by 2025 would lead to 200,000 additional social homes being built over the next three decades, report finds. Major reforms introduced a decade ago ...
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.
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.
Two million older people living with ‘unmet’ care need
WEB20 minutes ago · More than one in four (28%) people aged over 80 are living with some unmet need for social care, a new report by Age UK has found. The number of people over 75 has grown by 18% since 2017, yet fewer older people are receiving local authority long term care. In 2022/23, over 540,000 people were receiving long …
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