The publication of the combined Autumn Statement and Spending Review was the pivotal event for setting the economic agenda in this parliament. An on-the-day briefing was published by the LGiU - this briefing provides a fuller analysis, focusing in particular on deficit reduction, local government, welfare, and housing.
Funding pressures on social care are growing (to be eased somewhat by the precept announced by the Chancellor). The JRF report featured in this briefing investigates the impact of the proposed National Living Wage on the care sector and the costs and benefits of increasing pay to this level.
Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his second spending review since 2010 and the first under a majority Conservative Government. The statement combines the Spending Review and the Autumn Statement.
The recent reforms to the system for providing for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities commenced in September 2014. A number of studies dependent of the Government are looking at how the new system is being implemented especially in relation to other the Government's other reforms of the school system. This…
‘Building the right support’ is the national plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities for people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition. We summarise and comment on it here.
Data from the Index of Multiple Deprivation is of crucial importance for planning, targeting resources, and preparing funding bids. The latest index was released in September 2015. This briefing sets out the background and methodology of the IMD and presents a selection of results.
On Your Radar provides regular updates on information from central government, Parliament, and other key organisations. This edition contains: • Upcoming LGiU briefings • Government consultations • Select Committee inquiries • Legislation
Tackling social and educational inequality is one of the major policy issues facing governments across the world. The Cambridge Primary Review Trust has commissioned a paper which reviews available evidence on the strategies being used and their effectiveness. This CSN Briefing reviews the review.
The NHS Health Check programme, a mandatory service which local authorities are required to commission, has been criticised for not being evidence-based, ineffective, costly, potentially increasing health inequalities and being a waste of providers’ and GPs’ time. What is the case for and against, and can it be better targeted?
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care.
