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HOMELESSNESS
Places can and do get worse as well as better
By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 December 2019
Dr Jonathan Carr-West says the story of a city in Columbia can be seen as a warning of what can h...
CRIME
Domestic abuse crime figures surge
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 November 2019
The number of domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police has surged by 24% in the year ...
FINANCE
Surge in number of council tax fraud cases
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019
The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...
CRIME
Teenager stabbed to death at council offices
By Laura Sharman | 08 November 2019
A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death at a London counci...
HEALTH
Boosting Britain needs more than a fistful of Bills
By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019
Following the Queen's Speech, Heather Jameson says that personally her glass is at least half-ful...
QUEENS SPEECH
We need the power
By James Jamieson | 15 October 2019
The Queen's Speech made it clear that Government has been listening to the LGA on some key issues...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Getting to grips with youth violence
By Stuart Gallimore | 15 October 2019
Stuart Gallimore says the Government’s response to serious youth violence and knife crime address...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
All-round safety for our children
By Dez Holmes | 15 October 2019
Dez Holmes explains the role of the recently-launched programme to support children’s services to...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Calls to back councils in counter-extremism strategy
By Paul Marinko | 07 October 2019
A ‘bold new approach’ to tackling extremism that would see local authorities’ role bolstered has ...
HEALTH
HEALTHMJ: Victims of domestic abuse 'more likely to become homeless'
By Paul Dinsdale | 07 October 2019
A national domestic abuse charity says women who are victims are more likely to be homeless as a ...
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