01/03/2021 - 10:40
Individual activists will be able to campaign outdoors in a Covid-secure way from 8 March, ahead of the English local elections in May.
01/03/2021 - 09:42
Labour has accused the government of undermining democracy by failing to encourage people to votr by post in May’s elections.
23/02/2021 - 14:14
Individuals who need to self-isolate because of coronavirus will still be able to vote in the local elections through new emergency proxy voting measures.
22/02/2021 - 10:32
Care home residents will be able to be visited indoors by a single, named individual from 8 March as part of the lockdown easing.
22/02/2021 - 09:46
The Prime Minister has failed to win voters’ trust that he can take England safely out of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new poll.
22/02/2021 - 09:18
Public Health England has announced that new online training is now available for those supporting children and young people affected by coronavirus.
19/02/2021 - 12:42
Three in 10 care home staff have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being in the top four priority groups.
17/02/2021 - 09:39
A new survey has revealed the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on women in key worker positions.
12/02/2021 - 14:54
£125 million of funding will be allocated to councils to help ensure that domestic abuse victims and the children are able to access the support they need.
12/02/2021 - 14:37
The Local Government Association has highlighted the fundamental role local authorities have played in the vaccine rollout.
11/02/2021 - 08:56
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to outline plans to create a ‘more innovative and responsive’ NHS with reforms on the way.
10/02/2021 - 09:45
Nine in 10 local authorities have signed up to the community testing programme to offer regular targeted testing for people without symptoms.
10/02/2021 - 09:20
DHSC's decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic meant social care providers were left exposed by lack of PPE.
10/02/2021 - 06:20
Social care should remain being delivered by local authorities rather than giving increased control to the NHS or central government, says report.
09/02/2021 - 15:37
Unpaid carers across the country who do not live with the people they care for can now benefit from free PPE through a new national scheme.
