Browsing: Councils

One in five local councils have banned swearing under new “busybody” orders, up from one in 20 councils in 2022.A new report by the Campaign for…

Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism,…

Councils in England will have to set out plans to create more places in local mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities as…

Scores of councils across the UK have in effect ended enforcement of fines for littering, while others are letting litterers off lightly and many more are…

Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution.At least eight…

Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand…

Cate Faehrmann, a Greens member of the New South Wales legislative council, will move a private member’s bill next week to give councils more power to…

Streeting welcomes second biggest monthly drop in hospital waiting lists in England in 15 yearsNHS England says November saw “the second biggest drop in the waiting…

A Reform UK-led council plan to shut eight of its residential care homes has been condemned as “a betrayal of local people”.Days before Christmas, Derbyshire county…

The secretary for local government has written to all councils to warn that adopting a four-day week for staff puts them at risk of being declared…