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Local Government Association

January 12, 2021

Councils call for Ofsted school inspections not to be resumed

Councils are urging Ofsted to postpone the resumption of monitoring inspections for schools, to avoid adding to the considerable burden of school leaders and staff.
December 14, 2020

Councils ask for powers to fix 'broken' housing delivery system

More than a million homes given planning permission in the last decade have not yet been built, says the Local Government Association.
December 8, 2020

Radical re-working needed for the high needs further education system, says LGA

The high needs system for further education is not working and requires a radical shake-up, council and college leaders say in a new report.
November 24, 2020

Councils face shortage of Covid-safe accommodation for rough sleepers

Some councils face a choice between leaving people sleeping rough or bringing them into accommodation such as night shelters which risks spreading the virus and should only be used as a last resort.
November 17, 2020

Boom in social housing needed to tackle rising council housing waiting lists

Allowing councils to build more social housing would deliver outstanding value for public money, says the Local Government Association.
October 16, 2020

LGA calls for reversal of cuts to early intervention funding for children’s services

Government has reduced the Early Intervention Grant by almost two-thirds, from £2.8 billion in 2010/11 to £1.1 billion in 2018/19.
October 12, 2020

Fragmented short-term government grants poor value for money, councils warn

Often more is spent by councils in preparing bids than they stand to receive back in grants, a new study reveals.
September 16, 2020

New housing targets 'jeopardise any ambition to level-up country'

An algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas will lead to a housing boom in the south while swathes of the north will see fewer homes built, councils warn.
September 7, 2020

Third of English areas face shortage of secondary school places

It makes no sense for councils to have the responsibility to plan for school places but then not be allowed to open schools themselves, asys the LGA.
August 24, 2020

LGA launches report to help councils tackle climate change

The new guide will help councils play a leading role in tackling the climate crisis at a local level.