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The World Cup presents us with a vital opportunity to help teach younger people about healthy relationships and how to treat one another with respect as embodied in the ideal of sportsmanship.

Councils are ready to work closely with local partners across the NHS, education settings and communities to support awareness and uptake of the MenB vaccination

“Supporting children and young people and helping them to lead happy and fulfilling lives is one of the most important jobs councils do.

The LGA Labour Group has now completed its own internal elections and has announced that it will nominate Cllr Eamonn O’Brien for the position of LGA Chair. 

Eight in 10 councils believe government SEND reforms would lead to better outcomes for children and young people but less than half (43 per cent) felt they would lead to a more financially sustainable system, according to a new independent analysis published today.

“The LGA extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Henry Nowak following this appalling tragedy.

Cllr Louise Gittins has today announced her intention to stand down as Chair of the Local Government Association.

"To ensure equitable access to testing and treatment, improve prevention, and tackle health inequalities, sexual health services must be adequately resourced with sustained investment, particularly where demand is concentrated among young people and higher-risk groups.

“A year on, the volume of vapes in our bins has dropped, but industry has moved faster than regulation – the products causing fires in our bin lorries today are effectively the same disposables in a different shell.

Without an independent, locally rooted voice to challenge and represent communities, there is a risk of duplication and gaps in accountability.