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“To tackle rising homelessness, the building of affordable homes must be prioritised."

The LGA has joined forces with the Electoral Commission and the Jo Cox Foundation to call for no abuse towards candidates at this set of local elections.

The LGA is aiming to provide councils with support to harness opportunities, drive improvement across all regions and deliver critical services to communities.

“This important report reflects our concerns around the growing threat to democracy and social cohesion posed by conspiracy theories, disinformation and extremist activity, in particular the appalling abuse of councillors."

These stark results are very worrying for councils, care providers and most importantly people who draw on care and support

Tougher new powers are needed to crack down on shisha bars that breach smoking laws and are linked to anti-social behaviour

“We urge the Government to stay the course and abolish Section 21 notices to provide renters greater security.”

“It is crucial that the impacts of any social care reforms on councils are thoroughly assessed and are manageable, costed and centred on people who draw on care.”

Councils are fully supportive of the Government’s smokefree generation ambitions

"Historic underfunding and wider council pressures have left local authority early years teams less prepared to support providers with the expansion, despite concerted effort."