People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to protect them from coronavirus transmission.

The National Audit office has released its second report on the government’s approach to test and trace services in England.

Oliver Dowden has announced that the final £300 million of the Culture Recovery Fund will support organisations in need of urgent funding.

The number of children needing foster care in England is set to rise by almost a third by 2030, but councils have inadequate plans in place.

CIPFA has announced that a strengthened Prudential Code will be published by the end of 2021.

Councillors have called on the government to give greater priority to social care and start committing more resources to it now.

As of 31 March 2021, there was £4.4 billion of historic council tax outstanding in England, an increase of £841 million from 2019-20.

The government should support festivals which face a survival threat without government backed insurance indemnity against the risk of cancellation.

The health of children across the UK will be improved as new restrictions will mean they are less exposed to advertising of unhealthy foods.

The government has been too slow to follow up their historic climate promises in the past year with delivery, according to the CCC.

The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest will be the first newly created Community Forest supported through the NCF.

Sadiq Khan has launched England’s first ever hydrogen double decker buses, marking another major step towards making the bus fleet zero-emission.  

Families will receive extra support with food and key utility bills, thanks to the final extension of the COVID Local Support Grant.

Pupils are set to benefit from improved school facilities, thanks to almost half a billion pounds being invested in school buildings this year.

The government’s plan for decarbonising transport cannot be achieved through a shift to electric vehicles alone, says IPPR.

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