LGANews

@LGANews

Statements, press releases and interviews from Local Government Association - representing councils 📞 24/7 on 020 7664 3333 or 📧 [email protected]

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 2

🏡This is a meaningful step towards addressing the housing crisis we face and helping to deliver the social and affordable homes needed ⬇️ Read our statement local.gov.uk/about/news/soc… #LGAConf25 #ukhousing #localgov

MMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov@mhclg · Jul 2

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 We’re delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable homes in a generation through a new £39b programme. At least 60% will be for social rent. This investment and reform will provide secure homes for hundreds of thousands of families across the country.

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 23

Today's new @CommonsHCLG report on council funding provides further evidence that #localgov finances remain in a fragile position. Read our statement from @Pete_Marland⬇️ local.gov.uk/about/news/loc…

LGANews's tweet card. Responding to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the funding and sustainability of local government finances, Cllr Pete Marland, Chair of the Local Government Associa...

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 17

"Encouraging to see efforts both to improve registration rates and lower the barriers to voting that some people experience" 🗣️Chair @weezegee on the publication of a new Elections Strategy Paper by @mhclg local.gov.uk/about/news/ele…

LGANews's tweet card. "It is vital that the Government works with councils to ensure that the introduction of significant changes is fair, secure and properly resourced."

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 16

Gov has announced 10 pilot areas for a £100m ‘Test, Learn and Grow’ reform programme supporting innovative approaches to improving public services "Across the country, local leaders see potential for a radical redesign of public services" - @weezegee local.gov.uk/about/news/lga…

LGANews's tweet card. “This programme has the potential to reset the relationship between national government and places, supporting innovative approaches to improving public services based on trust and a principle that...

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 15

New @1adass survey starkly shows councils are having to choose between meeting people’s complex care needs and supporting other people’s wellbeing to prevent their needs from escalating. Read our statement from @DJAFothergill local.gov.uk/about/news/lga…

LGANews's tweet card. This survey starkly shows councils are caught in the impossible position of having to choose between meeting people’s complex care needs and supporting other people’s wellbeing to prevent their needs...

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 2

Our new survey shows soaring cost of home-to-school transport 📻🔊@shah_arooj told @LBCNews the findings reinforce the urgent need for SEND reform, which focusses on boosting mainstream inclusion #LGAConf25 #localgov

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 2

🗣️“It is wrong that children are increasingly having to travel long distances to get to school because of a lack of provision near to their home. This has to change” – @shah_arooj @DailyMail #localgov #LGAConf25 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

LGANews's tweet card. A new report from the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals the 'huge pressures' on council budgets from a rise in special needs diagnoses.

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 2

More children with SEND are travelling long distances to school – driving costs and highlighting the need for more local provision Government must deliver real reform & help councils balance rising SEND transport pressures local.gov.uk/about/news/cou… #localgov #LGAConf25

LGANews's tweet card. Spending by councils on home to school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is predicted to reach nearly £2 billion this year (2025/26), according to new...

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 2

New LGA research shows council spending on SEND home to school transport is set to almost triple in a decade – hitting nearly £2 billion by 2025/26 Urgent reform is needed to make the system fairer, more inclusive and sustainable local.gov.uk/about/news/cou… #localgov #LGAConf25

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LGC@lgcplus · Jul 1

LGA chair seeks clarity on devolution lgcplus.com/politics/devol…

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 1

#LGAConf25 is underway Our Chair @weezegee opened our three-day event in Liverpool with a keynote address on the challenges and opportunities facing #localgov Read it here ⬇️ local.gov.uk/about/news/lga…

LGANews's tweet card. LGA Chair Cllr Gittins' address to the LGA Annual Conference on 1 July 2025.

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 1

🔊“Health does not begin in hospitals – it begins in homes, streets, parks, and schools…A Ministerial Forum would help drive real reform built from the ground up.” 🗣️LGA Chair @weezegee ahead of publication of NHS 10-year plan local.gov.uk/about/news/nhs… #localgov #LGAConf25

LGANews's tweet card. Key priorities for government action include ensuring effective integration across NHS and local government; strengthening public health leadership; and eliminating service duplication and cost-shu...

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 1

A 10-year NHS plan can’t succeed alone. #localgov must be at the heart of prevention, early intervention & integrated neighbourhood care – reducing inequalities & improving lives local.gov.uk/about/news/nhs… #LGAConf25

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Public Sector Executive PSE@thepsenews · Jul 1

🚨 Health does not begin in hospitals, ‘sidelined’ councils say ahead of NHS 10 Year Plan Read more: 👇 publicsectorexecutive.com/articles/healt… @LGANews @NHSEngland @DHSCgovuk #HealthInnovation #PublicHealth #SocialCare #NHSReform #LocalGovernment #PreventionFirst #CommunityCare #LGA2025

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LGANews@LGANews · Jul 1

Health doesn't start in hospitals – it starts in homes, streets, parks & schools Councils have local expertise to help shape a modern NHS built on prevention & community solutions. It's time for genuine national-local partnership #localgov #LGAConf25 local.gov.uk/about/news/nhs…

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LGANews@LGANews · Jun 30

📻🔊@OvertonMarianne was on @BBCr4today this morning to discuss our #LGAConf25 survey showing persistently high rates of reported abuse and intimidation towards councillors Much more is needed to mitigate the personal and democratic impacts of abuse on councillors

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LGC@lgcplus · Jun 30

Survey: 25% of councillors threatened with ‘violence or death’ lgcplus.com/politics/workf…

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LGANews@LGANews · Jun 30

“That more than half of councillors have been subjected to misinformation around their personal and political conduct is worrying, and is having a corrosive impact on our democracy and councillors’ wellbeing.” – @OvertonMarianne local.gov.uk/about/news/mor… #localgov #LGAConf25

LGANews's tweet card. A new survey by the LGA has found that 52 per cent of councillors have experienced misinformation about them published, with 7 in 10 saying they had experienced abuse in the last year.

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Localgov.co.uk@localgoveditors · Jun 30

Council chiefs warn of ‘corrosive impact’ of fake news localgov.co.uk/Council-chiefs…

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Liverpool City Council@lpoolcouncil · Jun 30

NEWS | #Liverpool will welcome the Local Government Association conference tomorrow, with 1,600 delegates @ACCLiverpool. It's an opportunity to showcase our latest developments, innovations and leadership. liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-host… @liamrobinson24 | @LGANews | @LpoolCityRegion

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