Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care has calculated that around a third of Local Authorities, 56 in total, will be unable to raise much needed social care funds via the social care precept in 2019/20. Professor Martin Green
In response to The Mayor of London’s announcement today that an Ultra-Low Emission Zone will be brought in for central London in April 2019 and expanded to the North and South Circular roads from October 2021, Paul Morozzo, clean air campaigner at Greenpeace, said: “The
Personnel leaving the armed forces will now be able to keep their military ID, Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood has announced. The move will allow veterans to maintain their emotional connection with the armed forces, allowing them to keep the card they
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has praised Londoners for their help in connecting more rough sleepers with services in the capital than ever before, and for their generosity in donating almost £200,000 towards his ‘No one needs to sleep rough in London’ campaign. The
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Rail Minister Jo Johnson met with more than 50 MPs yesterday (5 June 2018) to hear about the serious issues faced by passengers affected by disruption following the introduction of new rail timetables. Ministers met with every MP who requested
More attention should be paid to the communities who are developing innovative solutions to help people buy their own home says Community Led Housing charity, as questions are raised over the effectiveness of Help to Buy. The Government’s Help to Buy scheme, has been called
Councils are set to benefit from a £50million funding boost to create additional school places and state-of-the-art facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), giving families more choice and helping to meet increasing demand. Alongside this, the Government has provided £680million to
The Ivory Bill introduced to Parliament today will be the toughest in Europe – and one of the toughest in the world. One of the toughest bans on ivory sales in the world is a step closer to coming into force in the UK as the
250 members of the Armed Forces are on parade in Windsor to help celebrate the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle. The Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force are all providing ceremonial support to mark the occasion.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has for the first time used his new Land Fund to purchase a site at St Ann’s Hospital in Haringey – a deal which will enable the redevelopment of the hospital and provide hundreds of new homes – half