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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.
Councils will need 13,000 new social workers over next decade
1 day ago · Councils in England will need to hire 13,000 more social workers over the next 10 years amid growing need for the care and support of young people, according to new research. If the Government does not invest in early intervention, 46,000 children and family social workers will be needed in 2034 ...
The role of a local government councillor | LocalGov
Nov 18, 2013 · What does a local government councillor do? Councils are made up of members – called councillors - who together represent the people in their jurisdiction. Councillors are directly elected to represent the people and therefore have to consider not just the interests of their local electorate, but those throughout the whole area to create a harmonious local environment.
NAO: Council audit backlog prevents Government accounts sign off
1 day ago · Image: earth phakphum / Shutterstock.com. The Government’s financial accounts have failed to be signed off for the first time because of what national auditors describe as the ‘severe backlogs’ in English local authority audits. The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a ‘disclaimed' audit ...
Councils 'hamstrung' on net zero | LocalGov
1 day ago · Image: Tirachard Kumtanom / Shutterstock.com. Ambitious local authorities striving to make their operations net zero by 2030 are being ‘hamstrung by a lack of long-term funding certainty and limited powers', a climate change expert has warned. Christopher Hammond, chief executive of UK100, a ...
What are parish councils? - LocalGov
Dec 6, 2013 · Local councils are the first tier of governance and are the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. They are democratically elected local authorities and exist in England, Wales and Scotland.
Local Government Politics and Policy Updates | LocalGov
Michael 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 …
Pay - LocalGov
Oct 15, 2024 · The Government has issued a non-statutory Best Value notice to South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘following concerns about its trial of a four-day working week’. Local authority chief executives will receive a 3.5% salary increase backdated to the beginning of April after agreement was ...
Kendall: Local government to join up work opportunities
2 days ago · Mayors and councils will be given powers to join up services locally to tackle worklessness, the work and pensions secretary will announce today. In a White Paper, Liz Kendall will hand responsibility to local government to join up work opportunities, the NHS and skills to help the around 1.5 ...
Nine in 10 councils experiencing staffing issues | LocalGov
Jan 20, 2023 · Image: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.com. Local authority leaders have warned that the council workforce crisis is threatening vital local services as a new survey reveals more than nine in 10 councils are experiencing staffing issues.