Local Government Association (LGA)
05 Feb 2024
Tackling Rural Rough Sleeping at a Local Level
A report launched last week by the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, has set out a number of innovative ideas and practical recommendations for combating rural rough sleeping at a local...
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16 Jan 2024
Impact on Parking Meters
Picking up on a story released just before the Christmas break, the Local Government Association highlighted concerns over the future switch off of 2G and 3G mobile networks. The Local...
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18 Dec 2023
Charges scrapped for DIY Waste
Government legislation comes into force in the New Year which bans local councils from charging for small amounts of waste. The announcement made by the Government in June will help...
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07 Aug 2023
Future of virtual council meetings?
Under 50-year-old law, councils are required to hold certain statutory meetings, such as for planning and full council, in person. However, during the pandemic, councils were temporarily allowed to hold...
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27 Jun 2022
Not enough money for adult social care reforms, say 98 per cent of councils
Almost all councils (98 per cent) responding to a Local Government Association (LGA) survey on the Government’s adult social care reform agenda say they do not have confidence that the...
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20 Jul 2020
Keep planning local – The LGA’s open statement on planning
The Rural Services Network is part of the Keep Planning Local Statement from the LGA: COVID-19 has demonstrated the incredible spirit of communities as they united to support each other...
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20 Jan 2020
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England – 11th February 2020 – Cambridge In partnership with Arts Council England, the LGA is delighted to offer this chance to...
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30 Sep 2019
Councils need power and funding to tackle climate change
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector...
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29 Oct 2018
Councils could generate £320 billion
Councils could generate £320 billion for the UK economy over the next 50 years if they were able to build more high-quality council housing, according to the Local Government Association....
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08 Oct 2018
National recycling confusion
The Local Government Association has rejected calls for a nationwide standardised recycling system saying that ‘no one size would work’. The charity Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) highlighted that there are...
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