The Transport Planning Society (TPS) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have produced a new report setting out the key role transport planning can play in meeting the pressing challenges the nation will face over the next 20 years. This briefing will be of interest to elected members and officers with responsibility…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Wellbeing Economics has published 'Wellbeing in Four Policy Areas' report, which considers ‘how policy could enhance wellbeing without increasing public spending.’ The report recommends that local authorities organise their functions around wellbeing outcomes for people and places, rather than around specialisms. The report also argues that health and wellbeing…
This briefing summarises policy announcements from the conferences from the three main Westminster parties and comments on the messages they reveal, particularly on how the parties see devolution and the role of local government after next May. It also gives some details on plans for health and social care and how the parties envisage the…
This briefing estimates the numbers affected by no recourse to public funds (NRPF), and draws on good practice from councils and other agencies to identify what can be done to assist them.
This briefing reviews the current and future direction of the Olympic and Paralympic legacy, from three key publications: the Government’s second annual report on the Olympic legacy, Inspired by 2012: The legacy from the Olympic Paralympic Games; Public Health England’s draft framework to tackle physical inactivity, Everybody Active, Every Day; and the Culture, Media and…
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. It is intended to be a digested read and provides links to the source documentation of major reports for further consideration. The briefings are organised in the…
The second volume of the annual report of the Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has been published. The report has been widely welcomed and in local government has specific relevance for members of health and wellbeing boards, public health professionals, social care and mental health professionals working with both children and young people and…
The Commission on Residential Care describes how ‘residential care’ can shift from being a service that most people dread, to one that helps people live the lives they want. It makes recommendations for national and local government, the NHS and other partners. Core to this is a proposal to separate the elements of ‘care’ and…
This briefing brings together evidence from Unison, the Women's Resource Centre, Women's Budget Group and universities to assess the impact of recent government spending cuts on women.
This briefing summarises and comments on the report of the Barker Commission established by the King’s Fund to look at the future of health and social care in England. The Commission, whose members included a senior officer of the LGA, has made radical recommendations for raising additional funding for public provision for an integrated system…
