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JNC coroners management side circular to local authorities - pay and next steps

In our last circular issued on 12 June we gave a further update on the coroner’s pay bargaining situation. Since then, the Ministry of Justice has shared with us correspondence between the CSEW and the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy MP. With their permission we share that correspondence with you as an appendix to this circular.

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Quarterly reporting tools

All OPE partnerships are required to complete a quarterly report to enable the monitoring of individual programmes. This section provides an overview of what is required and links to the reporting templates.

Government Property tools – InSite

Central government has a number of property tools that can support local authorities to better manage their assets, support wider public sector working, and reduce in-house costs of establishing bespoke services

Dementia 

There are an estimated 21 million people in England who have a close family or friend with dementia (one in three people over 65 will develop dementia).

Ageing society

The number of people aged 65 or over in England will increase by 65 per cent in the next 25 years.

Civil resilience and emergency planning

Emergency planning is a key issue for local people and the reputation of councils and fire and rescue authorities can depend on the effectiveness of planning and response.