Poverty and inequality are financial challenges for local authorities and threaten the cohesion of their communities.
The LGIU published a briefing on BAME communities and Covid-19 in June 2020. It was clear early on in the pandemic that different Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups were being hit very hard by Covid-19. This is an update on that briefing.
Background The Faroe Islands are located halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the Northeast Atlantic and are made up of an archipelago of 18 islands, inhabited by a population of around 52,000 as of December 2020. Around 40% of the population live in the capital, Tórshavn. Despite its small size, the Nordic nation has been…
Equality issues were ignored or disregarded by ministers and civil servants in drawing up legislation for the hostile environment, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said. But what did the Home Office do wrong, and what steps does it need to take to ensure the same mistakes are not repeated?
In May 2019, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) launched the IFS Deaton Review on Inequality. This briefing covers the materials that have been published so far, with a particular focus on geographical inequalities and the uneven impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
Background In June 2018, Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) re-launched the National Performance Framework (NPF) which supports a set of National Outcomes against which performance is reported. While a focus on these outcomes is at the core of the Government’s approach in ‘normal times’, it’s safe to say that the times…
Following the success of the pilot, the What Works Community launches officially today; a programme helping local authorities improve their use of evidence and data to achieve results in tackling homelessness. Dr Ligia Teixeira, Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, tells us about their work so far – and how your council can…
In February 2020 Professor Marmot described how health inequalities in England have increased over the last ten years. His December follow-up report details how Covid-19 and the response to it have had the greatest impact on people already experiencing health inequalities, and how this will widen the gap even more.
This briefing examines the Troubled Families Programme (TFP), its impact, recent commentary and the future prospects for the programme. The TFP only ran in England, overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and run locally by top-tier local authorities through a multi-agency approach. Troubled Families Programme 2012 to 2015 The first…
In this briefing we look at two successful local government programmes: one engaging women in politics by encouraging political participation and improved perception of female politicians; and one providing young women with tools to support confidence, resilience and leadership in all aspects of their lives.
Despite more than twenty years of policy development and financial investment in early childhood education and care, the sector’s workforce remains one that is mostly female, low-qualified, lacking socio-demographic diversity and poorly paid. This briefing looks at the issues and how local authorities may bring about change.
