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June 23, 2018

LGA warns bus services under threat from local government funding cuts

The Local Government Association has warned that nearly half of all bus routes in England currently receive partial or complete subsidies from councils and are under threat.
June 14, 2018

Law Society warns that end of barristers’ strike is not the end of criminal justice crisis

The Law Society warns of the imminent collapse of the criminal legal aid solicitors market.
June 13, 2018

Gaps in provision for millions of children, warns Children's Commissioner

Research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows the rate of child poverty today is roughly double the rate of pensioner poverty.
May 31, 2018

LGA responds to teenage pregnancy figures

Councils say cuts to public health funding could undermine work which has halved teenage pregnancy rates.
May 30, 2018

Local Government Association warning on child obesity rates

The Local Government Agency has warned that severe child obesity rates, which have been published for the first time, are contributing to a multi-billion pound ill-health time bomb.
May 21, 2018

Councils cutting education support for deaf children

Over a third of councils across England have revealed they are cutting the education support they give to deaf children this year.
May 5, 2018

NAHT analysis of the crisis in High Needs Funding

The school leaders' union NAHT has published a new analysis of the factors behind the current crisis in high needs funding.
May 4, 2018

LGA responds to report on cuts in councils' public health services

A report by Pulse Magazine suggests that nine out of 10 councils have reduced spending on sexual health, alcohol misuse and weight management services this year.
April 30, 2018

Rise in knife crime shines spotlight on youth services cuts

The YMCA says spending on youth services in England and Wales has fallen by 61 per cent over the past six years.
April 10, 2018

School support staff struggling with increasing workloads, says NEU survey

Teaching assistants, school administrators and other support staff are having to work overtime to cope with the increasing workload as schools cut staffing to cope with budget cuts.