local authorities

Local councils say theillegal tobacco trade is undermining efforts to reduce smoking and warn of the higher levels of toxins in fake cigarettes and their increased fire risk.

The National Audit Office says the Department for Education does not fully understand what is driving demand for children’s social care.

The government should improve its oversight of the local governance system to help local authorities cope with increasing financial and demand pressures, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

Right to Buy and associated rights will finally be abolished throughout Wales on the 26 January 2019.