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Restore active travel funding for councils

Sexual health services at risk of breaking point

2023 Local Government Apprentice of the Year announced

Tree Canopy Cover Survey and Planting Strategy

Babergh and Mid Suffolk used the National Tree Map to establish tree canopy cover across both predominantly rural districts, allowing them to understand tree cover to ward level and spatially, along with the value of benefits trees provide us with.

Restore active travel funding for councils – LGA on NAO report into Active Travel England

It is disappointing that councils have seen an unexpected £200 million cut to their budgets for active travel projects

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: Inclusive entry-level positions

Barnsley Council’s ‘inclusive offer’ creates opportunities for young people who need extra support to benefit from work.

Adult social care assurance: the return of regulation and the role of elected members, 6 June 2023

Presentations from this event are available here.

Sexual health services at risk of breaking point: LGA responds to UKHSA statistics on new STI diagnoses

These new statistics continue to show that local council-commissioned sexual health services are at risk of breaking point, with rising demand coming at the same time as real terms cuts to funding

Population Intervention Triangle toolkit

Place based approaches for addressing health inequalities, material developed by the LGA and Public Health England.

Everyone should be able to upskill or retrain - LGA responds to £165m local skills fund

Given the right powers and resources over employment and skills funding for every place, councils could build on their track record of helping get people back into work.

London Bi-Borough: digital disruption and transformation in SEND services

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster City Council, known as London’s Bi-Borough, adopted a collaborative approach to drive transformation in 2018 with the ambition of being the number one SEND service in the country; a target which has been accomplished.

Rise in alcohol dependency heaps pressure on council services – LGA on PAC report into alcohol treatment

This stark evidence shows a concerning increase in harmful alcohol dependency across the country since the pandemic.

Unleashing the power of vaccine uptake to target the measles resurgence

Blog post from Councillor David Fothergill on the importance of vaccine uptake to help tackle the rise in measles cases.

Illegal Migration Bill Committee Stage, House of Lords, 24 May 2023

Local government would welcome discussions with Government on potential impacts on councils of the Illegal Migration Bill. A Committee of the Whole House will take place in the House of Lords from 24 May 2023.

Supporting the integration of Local Enterprise Partnerships

The Local Government Association (LGA) commissioned Shared Intelligence (Si) to provide support for councils and combined authorities undertaking Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) integration and to share good practice and learning.

Councillor workbook – Being an effective ward councillor

There are many aspects to being an effective ward or division councillor. This workbook will help you to get up to speed on the main areas that require focus and attention.

Part-timers and public holidays guide No.4

Updated June 2023, Employment Relations Unit.

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