This framework is designed to support members and officers to take appropriate measures to gain assurance both of the performance of their authority’s services and of its corporate governance.
This analysis explores future models for funding for local economic growth, development and regeneration initiatives and activities, drawing on lessons learned from recent policy and practice.
The Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme reflects the objectives and supports local areas to deliver the requirements, conditions and metric ambitions set out in their BCF plans. This is the first annual report produced as part of the contractual requirements of the BCF Support Programme. The report covers the period from March 2023 to March 2024, following the signing of the contract on 24 February 2023.
This report was commissioned to develop the evidence base to further support our six-point action plan for housing, specifically the point to roll-out five-year local housing deals to all areas of the country that want them by 2025 – combining funding from multiple national housing programmes into a single pot.
From June to July 2024 the Local Government Association (LGA) conducted an online survey to identify the impact that is likely to result from the Government’s plan not to extend the Household Support Fund beyond September 2024.
The Employer Standards survey, also known as the ‘health check’, gives a voice to registered social workers, occupational therapists, and non-registered social care professionals. It helps them feel listened to and know that their employers are proactive in tackling challenges. The key purpose of the survey is to better understand a number of critical questions about the experiences of the social care workforce in England.
