Labour proposals welcome but no substitute for long-term funding settlement
PFEW Chair welcomes neighbourhood policing plan and proposals to increase number of Specials but warns no-one should expect policing for free
The Police Federation of...
LGA: Social care plan contains nothing to help millions ‘here and...
The Government’s social care plan provides no extra funding for frontline social care and will do nothing to immediately help the millions of people...
New Autumn and Winter Plan for managing Covid-19
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has published Covid-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan setting out how the Government will aim to prepare the country for...
UK energy crisis is our true climate emergency
The current energy crisis was predicted in a landmark report recently published by an influential group of MPs in September 2021, The All-Party Parliamentary...
Wales TUC: Time for Public Sector Leadership on Net Zero Plans
Unions have written to chief executives across the public sector in Wales calling for greater engagement with workers on net zero plans.
Welsh...
Wales TUC: Time for Public Sector Leadership on Net Zero Plans
Unions have written to chief executives across the public sector in Wales calling for greater engagement with workers on net zero plans.
Welsh...
Judicial review of mandatory Covid vaccine law initiated
An official legal challenge against the Government's mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules for care home staff has now been initiated.
How will this impact organisations?
The new...
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Government, Unions, Employers and Credit Unions working together to improve financial health of Welsh Workers
· New ethical payroll product allows employees to borrow and save money easily
· Moneyworks Wales is a collaboration of 10 not-for-profit...
LGA responds to Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations
Responding to the Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) in England, concluded by the Department for Culture, Tourism and Sport . Cllr Gerald...
Democratic Unionist Party leader to give evidence on future governance of...
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, will tomorrow appear before the House of Lords Constitution Committee to discuss the current...
Welsh Government must not follow Scotland on illiberal COVID Passports
The Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling on First Minister Mark Drakeford to rule out the use of COVID-19 passports in Wales.
The Scottish Government approved...
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE SESSION: Water Quality in Rivers
Environmental Audit Committee to hold Defra Minister to account on UK's polluted rivers
Minister Rebecca Pow from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is to be...
Expert Commentary: Pensions triple lock scrapped for a year
DWP minister Thérèse Coffey has confirmed, in a statement to Parliament, that the pensions triple lock will be scrapped for a year - reverting to a...
Clarity needed over winter flu vaccine
Welsh Liberal Democrat MS Jane Dodds has today written to the Welsh Government seeking reassurances about the NHS' ability to deliver the annual winter...
Lords to question devolved administrations on common frameworks
The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will next week question ministers responsible for Common Frameworks in the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
The session will provide the...
Revealed: The Welsh constituencies to be hardest hit by the cut...
All but four Welsh constituencies will see over a third of working-age families with children hit by the planned £1,040-a-year cut to Universal Credit...
Serious child harm cases reported by councils rise by nearly a...
New figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year, the Local Government Association...
Welsh Lib Dems respond to latest NHS waiting times
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds MS has responded to the latest figures which show that the number of people on waiting...
Wales must be prepared to do its bit and help Afghan...
Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has called on the Welsh Government to ensure it is prepared to play its part in...
50 years of social change as told through the census
Life in England and Wales changed dramatically between 1961 and 2011, from shifts in housing and population, to everyday amenities and for the first...
The Problem With The Quality of New Housing – And The...
Harry Yates, CEO of professional snagging company HouseScan & inspection app BuildScan, addresses Cambridge City Council Building Quality Forum
The quality of homes delivered in the new build sector has been an issue for some...
Government will fail to reach housing target until 2028
The latest research by Birmingham and Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, reveals that, at the current rate of progress, the UK government will not achieve its...
Date confirmed for mandatory vaccine in care homes
The Government has confirmed that the new rules on mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for all care home staff in England will come into force on...
Couple Facing Eviction Launch Crowdfunder to sue Plaid Carmarthenshire County Council
Patricia Breckman and Eddie Roberts have launched a crowd funder to sue Carmarthenshire County Council. The couple's ordeal began in 2003, when they bought...
Councils warn of service disruption following self-isolation exemptions guidance
On the publication of government guidance on exemptions from self-isolation for critical workers, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
“Councils continue...
Councils warn of service disruption following self-isolation exemptions guidance
On the publication of government guidance on exemptions from self-isolation for critical workers, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
“Councils continue...
LGA responds to the return of Parkrun events
Responding to the return of Parkrun events this weekend, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Culture Tourism and Sport Board, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson said:
“The...
Industry reacts as government scraps EWS1 forms for buildings below 18...
COO of Warwick Estates, Bethan Griffiths, commented:
"Whilst we welcome the government's about turn on deeming 800,000 affected flats now safe, one wonders why it took...
Wales TUC – Welsh Government NHS pay offer falls short
Responding to the Welsh Government’s announcement of a 3% pay increase for NHS staff, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:
“After an incredibly traumatic 18 months...
Wales TUC – Universal Credit cut will punish tens of thousands...
Tens of thousands of working families in Wales are facing a cut in income of over £1000 as a result of UK Government...
Wales TUC – Welsh Government NHS pay offer falls short
Responding to the Welsh Government’s announcement of a 3% pay increase for NHS staff, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:
“After an incredibly traumatic 18 months...
Jane Dodds: We must demand better for NHS staff
Responding to the news that the Welsh Government will give NHS staff a 3% pay rise, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS said:
"NHS...
Propel puts reopening Cardiff’s Waungron to a vote
Propel Councillors Put re-opening Waungron Recycling Centre to a Vote
Cardiff Propel Councillors have put an amendment to Cardiff Council today to re-open the former recycling...
Jane Dodds: We must rule out the illiberal and unworkable vaccine...
The Welsh Lib Dems have continued their calls for the Welsh Government and local councils to rule out the illiberal and unworkable vaccine passports,...
‘Don’t put lives at risk’: Councils issue COVID-19 heatwave warning
People are being urged to check in on vulnerable and older family, friends and neighbours who are most at risk as the country is...
Lords to question Michael Gove on Government’s vision for the Union
The House of Lords Constitution Committee will tomorrow be questioning officials from the Cabinet Office for its inquiry into the future governance of the UK. The committee...
Jane Dodds MS leads fight to end profit making from the...
Jane Dodds' motion to remove the provision for profit-making providers from the children's care sector yesterday passed the first hurdle to change the lives of vulnerable children in Wales.
The proposal...
Coronavirus restrictions eased across Great Britain
As was widely expected, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that Step 4 of England's roadmap out of lockdown restrictions will proceed as planned...
LGA responds to PHE report on alcohol consumption and harm during...
Responding to a Public Health England report on alcohol consumption and harm during the COVID-19 pandemic, which shows a 20 per cent increase in...
UK Trade and Business Commission responds to PM ‘levelling up’ speech
Responding the Prime Minister's 'levelling up' speech in Birmingham today, Hilary Benn MP,...
Wales TUC: Nearly two-thirds of working mums in Wales don’t have...
· More than 1,200 working mums in Wales responded to TUC and Mother Pukka survey on challenges of managing work and childcare for the...
Wales TUC: Covid next steps welcome – but Welsh Government must...
Commenting on today's Welsh Government announcement on plans to ease Covid restrictions, Shavanah Taj, Wales TUC General Secretary said:
"We welcome the relatively cautious approach that...
Dodds fights to keep profit out of children’s care
Jane Dodds MS has secured a debate in the Senedd on children's residential care, calling on Members of the Senedd to end profit making...
60,000 o blant gweithwyr allweddol yng Nghymru yn byw mewn tlodi...
· Mae ymchwil newydd yn dangos bod un o bob pedwar plentyn gweithwyr allweddol yng Nghymru yn byw mewn tlodi.
· Mae TUC Cymru yn...
60,000 children in keyworker households in Wales living in poverty –...
New research shows one in four children of keyworkers in Wales living in poverty.
Wales TUC calling on both UK and Welsh Governments...
TSSA response to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) annual rail...
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has raised concerns following the report by rail regulator – ORR – into the industry's performance and safety record...
Wales TUC: Welsh Government Covid announcement must meet key tests on...
The Wales TUC is calling on the Welsh Government to maintain a cautious and pragmatic approach to Covid restrictions ahead of the planned announcement...
Lords to question Chloe Smith MP on progress of post-Brexit common...
The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will tomorrow question the Rt Hon. Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution...
LGA responds to Dame Carol Black report on drugs prevention, treatment...
Responding to a government-commissioned review by Dame Carol Black on drug misuse and dependence which focuses on prevention, treatment and recovery, Cllr David Fothergill,...
Social care reform timetable should be set out in next fortnight,...
Proposals on the future of adult social care, including a timetable for reform, should be brought forward by the new Health and Social Care...























































