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More children with special educational needs should get the care and support they need in schools and other mainstream settings without the need for a statutory plan, say councils.

“In-person attendance remains important, but it must be balanced against the advantages remote attendance can provide in removing barriers to participating in the democratic process."

"Making it easier for more children to have a healthy, nutritious meal will make a real difference to their health, wellbeing and attainment."

Sexual health services in England are under unprecedented pressure, with millions of people seeking support, official figures released today reveal.

The LGA led calls for a ban on disposable vapes two years ago due to environmental and health concerns.

A failure to support children and young people with complex needs is driving “astronomical” care costs and not improving children’s lives, a new report for the Local Government Association finds today. 

Cllr Adam Hug, Housing spokesperson for the LGA, said: "We are pleased the Government has acted on the LGA’s call for it to be easier for councils to penalise developers and acquire stalled housing sites or sites which have not been built out to timescales contractually agreed, ideally with the recovery being made at pre-planning gain prices."   

The LGA has published a new councillor’s guide highlighting best practice and the latest approaches to highways maintenance.

Eve Hind from Durham County Council has been named as the 2025 Local Government Apprentice of the Year.

Following the deaths of two firefighters and a member of the public in a fire at an Oxfordshire business park, Cllr Wendy Maples, Chair of the Fire Services Management Committee at the Local Government Association, which represents fire and rescue authorities, said: "I am deeply saddened to hear of the devastating loss of two firefighters and a member of the public following the fire in Bicester, Oxfordshire. On behalf of the Local Government Association, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those who have tragically lost their lives. “This is a stark