08/10/2020 - 08:05
Two Select Committees have launched a joint inquiry into lessons to be learned from the response to the coronavirus pandemic so far.
08/10/2020 - 07:47
19 out of 20 areas in England that have been have been under restrictions for two months have seen an increase in infection rates.
07/10/2020 - 08:57
The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus on one day has jumped by nearly a quarter in England.
06/10/2020 - 08:58
New research from Shelter has revealed that only half of private renters in England felt safe in their homes during the coronavirus lockdown.
06/10/2020 - 08:23
Applications have opened to deliver four ‘green social prescribing’ pilots in communities hardest hit by coronavirus.
05/10/2020 - 09:07
The government is in danger of losing public support for its approach to local lockdowns without an urgent re-think of the policy.
02/10/2020 - 12:26
Three quarters of the British public want to see the government’s programme of mass testing run by the NHS and public health protection teams.
01/10/2020 - 08:32
The government and the NHS must urgently prepare to meet increased need for mental health support.
30/09/2020 - 09:59
Dan Jarvis is warning of a potential local lockdown in South Yorkshire if the government fails to fix the coronavirus testing system.
30/09/2020 - 09:43
The Women’s Budget Group has revealed overwhelming public support for more priority to be given to investment in care services.
29/09/2020 - 15:41
81 per cent of London parents say it’s essential local authorities now take steps to make it easier for families to walk and cycle to school.
29/09/2020 - 09:15
Andy Burnham has warned that people are becoming increasingly confused and frustrated by complex and contradictory lockdown rules.
28/09/2020 - 11:04
The littering of face masks and plastic gloves is becoming an issue for councils who are seeing more PPE discarded incorrectly.
28/09/2020 - 09:02
Councils are warning that remoter rural areas could be impacted the most by childcare closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
21/09/2020 - 10:59
Following the Government’s announcement of a new legal duty to self-isolate with councils responsible for distributing financial support to low-income households to help, The Local Government Association has called for 'urgent clarity' about how councils will be reimbursed.
