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"We were expecting better than this. The new Labour Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill with a fair pay agreement for social care. We thought this recognition for the workforce meant the Government understood the pressure on the sector. This budget does the opposite."

Dimensions CEO, Rachael Dodgson speaks to LocalGov

https://www.localgov.co.uk/Social-care-and-the-alarming-impact-of-the-NIC-rise-/61475

The flaws in ‘Clarkson’s clause’ | LocalGov Following Jeremy Clarkson-inspired legislative changes around planning permission in rural areas, Kerry Booth, Rural Services Network, shares her concerns.

Chancellor urged to provide funding certainty for urban transport | LocalGov Transport authorities have called on the Government to prioritise long-term funding certainty for public transport and active travel in city regions in next week’s Spring Budget.

Councils should be given more flexibility over fund, says LGA | LocalGov Councils should be given more flexibility over funding, a senior councillor has said in the aftermath of reallocated funding from HS2.

Councils near Gatwick raise alarm over runway plan | LocalGov Local authorities near Gatwick have raised concerns over the potential increase in noise and air pollution if the airport brings another runway into use.

Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog' | LocalGov The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing services, experts have warned.

Crooked House owners ordered to rebuild pub | LocalGov ‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ must be rebuilt to the condition it was in before a suspected arson attack last year, the local authority has said.

Lack of AI policies could have 'catastrophic consequences' | LocalGov More than three out of four UK councils do not have usage policies for artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, according to FOI data.

14 councils ‘likely’ to issue s114s next year | LocalGov More than half of councils are likely to issue a section 114 notice within the next parliament unless funding is reformed, senior local authority figures have warned.

UK’s first healthcare air quality alert launched | LocalGov Healthcare professionals in London will be notified directly about high pollution episodes, London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced.

Two-thirds of councils to cut neighbourhood services | LocalGov Community services will have to be ‘drastically scaled back’ or cut altogether without further funding for councils, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

£4.7bn local transport cash to support 'smaller cities and towns' | LocalGov Local authorities in the North and Midlands have been given a capital boost under a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, and have a year to prepare plans.