Briefings and responses

Proposals to increase the threshold for defining small society lotteries would mean local authorities having to regulate a larger number of operators.  

Councils are providing temporary housing for over 70,000 households, including over 120,000 children. The net cost has tripled in the last three years.

Over the past year our members have placed increased importance on the future of mobility and therefore it is a policy area where the LGA has become more active.

The increase in care applications highlighted by the Care Crisis review is alarming. However, it must be set within the wider context of rising demand and pressure across the children’s social care system, which illustrates the growing number of children and families who now rely on state support.

Local government has a key role to play in protecting children and young people from involvement in, and the impact of, organised crime.

We welcome the Tenant Fees Bill and the Government’s intention to make private rented accommodation more accessible.

Key messages 

Making sure all children and young people have the bright future they deserve is a key ambition of every council.

Key messages 

This paper offers the headline issues for local government under a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario and advises Government on the key issues that would need to be addressed through national action.