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“We welcome Welsh Government’s announcement that face coverings should be worn where social distancing is not possible. This has been a key ask from...

Leisure centres closed due to coronavirus may never re-open unless government brings forward a financial rescue package to save the sector, a new survey...

Responding to the announcement of the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce, which will be chaired by former ADASS President David Pearson, Cllr Ian...

Responding to the Government’s funding announcement to provide councils with £31 million to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), Cllr Simon Blackburn, Chair of the...

Responding to the expansion of the NHS Volunteer Responder scheme, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “Councils value...

Responding to the two-month extension on the ban on evictions from social or private rented accommodation announced by the Government, Cllr David Renard, Housing...

Responding to an Age UK report on the extra costs faced by some care home residents for providing their care during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on excess deaths not involving coronavirus, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board,...

SEE around Britain, a disabled-run charity based in Carmarthenshire which provides photographs and access details for over 2000 local venues in Wales (including 287...

Providers of adult social care services may face more than £6.6 billion in extra costs due to the coronavirus crisis by the end of...

Responding to a report by Crisis which has found that over half of frontline services have seen a rise in homelessness in the wake...

Welsh Government’s Covid recovery plans must prioritise green growth to boost jobs and the economy while protecting our climate, according to a report...

Responding to a new report from the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, ‘Too Little, Too Late? Housing for an ageing population’, Cllr...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes...

Responding to the Children’s Society report which found long-term and sustained cuts to local emergency support schemes are leaving families, especially those affected by...

Latest figures show there were an estimated 771,000 young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in the UK who were not in education, employment...

Additional funding is needed to support all early years providers for the period of the coronavirus crisis if enough childcare places are to be...

The Government has provided £3.2 billion of vital non-ringfenced emergency COVID-19 funding for councils to spend on local pressures and priorities - the...

Responding to the government launch of the new NHS Test and Trace Service, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, Cllr Ian...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes...

Responding to the Government’s announcement to provide 6,000 new supported homes as part of a commitment to end rough sleeping, Cllr David Renard, Housing...

Responding to the Transport Secretary’s £283 million funding announcement to protect and increase transport services, Cllr David Renard, the LGA’s Environment spokesman, said: “This funding...

Responding to the announcement of £300 million additional funding for local authorities to support the new test and trace service and of the 11...

Responding to the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund which will provide £50 million for councils in England to prepare for the safe reopening of...

Responding to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies advice to the Government about reopening primary schools on 1 June, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of...

Responding to a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report calling for government to establish a £100 million housing support fund to end rough...

Excluding councils from the Government’s newly created Cultural Renewal Taskforce removes the local voice on cultural renewal, the Local Government Association warns. The Government is...

Responding to the report from the Money Advice Trust on council tax debt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair...

Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said: “Councils have worked with all schools to keep them open...

The Liberal Democrats are urging the Government to extend income support for self-employed workers as official statistics have revealed the number of people claiming...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes...

Alistair Cameron, Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd Candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, has raised grave concerns that the Immigration Bill, which Westminster MPs...

Responding to a joint report by the Institute of Employment Studies, Learning and Work Institute and others calling for a £1 billion Youth Guarantee...

Responding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary of the expansion of the test and trace programme, including prioritising testing for...

Responding to the publication of the Government’s Care Home Resilience Plan announced by the Health Secretary at the Downing Street briefing, Cllr Ian Hudspeth,...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths in the care sector, which show there were 12,526 deaths of care home residents involving...

Responding to the Transport Secretary’s announcement of a £1.7 billion investment into repairing local roads to improve journeys for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers, Cllr...

Councils will need the power to close schools or nurseries if testing indicates clusters of new COVID-19 cases, the Local Government Association says today. Councils...

Member of the Senedd, Eluned Morgan has welcomed the publication of a new Welsh Government strategy that outlines how testing and tracing cases of...

Responding to the announcement of an extra £600 million to be made available for infection control in care homes, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...

Responding to the latest ONS figures on deaths from COVID-19 in the community, which show there were 8,312 coronavirus-related care home deaths registered up...

Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj has made the following statement in response to the Prime Minister's announcement on Sunday 10 May: “Boris Johnson’s reckless statement...

Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address on the road map for reopening society, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “It...

Councils across the country are helping residents find new ways to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day today. The Local Government Association is encouraging...

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report on special educational needs, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, said: “Councils,...

Leisure providers which provide vital sport and cultural services for communities are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support, the...

Responding to a report by Which? on how some high-risk or vulnerable people are unable to access the food and supplies they need during...

New TUC report sets out plans for a scheme to avoid high unemployment and to benefit Britain's communities The Wales TUC is today (Monday)...

Responding to a new report by Action on Smoking and Health about how at least 300,000 people have quit smoking successfully due to growing...

Responding to the letter from Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick to councils on COVID-19 testing for local government key workers, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of...