What do safety valve agreements mean for children with SEND?
Catriona Moore, policy manager at SEND legal advice charity IPSEA, looks at the impact of safety valve agreements on local SEND provision.
Councillor accused of making ‘racist remarks’ during LGA meeting
17/05/2024 A Tendring district councillor has been found to have breached the councillors’ Code of Conduct by allegedly making ‘highly offensive’ and ‘racist remarks’. |
Auditors raise doubts over biodiversity enforcement
17/05/2024 Auditors have questioned whether local authorities will be able to effectively ensure compliance and enforcement of biodiversity net gain (BNG). |
Biffa sues Scottish Government for £55m over DRS
16/05/2024 Biffa has confirmed it is taking legal action against the Scottish Government for losses incurred after the scrapping of the deposit return scheme (DRS). |
Council employees offered 5.8% pay rise
16/05/2024 Council employees have been offered a pay increase of at least £1,290, which equates to a 5.8% rise for the lowest paid. |
£50m of exceptional financial support agreed for Lambeth LBC
16/05/2024 The Government has agreed in principle up to £50m of exceptional financial support for the London Borough of Lambeth. |
Welsh Government backs digital library platform with £900k
16/05/2024 A new digital platform improving access to library services is set to be rolled out across Wales after receiving a £900,000 boost from the Welsh Government. |
Dudley councillors strike ‘unifying’ deal
16/05/2024 Political groups on Dudley Council have struck a deal which will see the Conservatives maintain control of the local authority. |
Torbay Council issues contaminated tap water advice
16/05/2024 Torbay Council has warned residents in Brixham to boil water before drinking it after dozens of people fell ill due to Cryptosporidium parasites. |
SEND improvement notice for Wirral Council
15/05/2024 Wirral Council has been issued with an improvement notice due to ‘poor progress’ across the special educational needs and disability (SEND) sector. |
Funding restrictions leave climate playing ‘second fiddle’
15/05/2024 The Government’s reliance on competitive funding pots is undermining the ability of local authorities to deliver on climate targets, a new report says. |
Councils urged not to approve solar farms on farmland
15/05/2024 The Government is set today to warn councils that they should not grant planning permission for solar farms on high-quality farmland unless ‘necessary’. |
Food bank charity distributes record 3.1m parcels
15/05/2024 A record 3.1 million food parcels were distributed by the food bank network Trussell Trust this year – nearly double the number provided five years ago. |
Third of councils fear being unable to meet Care Act duties
14/05/2024 Only around two thirds of local authorities are confident they will be able to meet all their legal duties under the Care Act next year, council chiefs warn. |
Scottish councils face £585m funding gap
14/05/2024 Council leaders across Scotland have called on Holyrood to find a ‘meaningful solution’ to the half a billion pound shortfall faced by local government. |
Brum council-owned company reprimanded for data breach
14/05/2024 A Birmingham City Council-owned company has been reprimanded following a data breach that saw the personal information of a child disclosed to another family. |
Minister told to refer herself to ethics advisor over 15-minute city claim
14/05/2024 Health minister Maria Caulfield told to refer herself to the ministerial ethics adviser after leaflets accused her council of restricting freedom to drive. |
Councillor calls police over ‘adhesive tape’ damage
14/05/2024 A town council chief has accused residents of Leigh-on-Sea of committing criminal damage with a leaflet and ‘adhesive tape’. |
Councils fail to collect £7m in fines from rogue landlords
14/05/2024 Less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have been collected by local authorities, a freedom of information request has revealed. |
UNISON: Council employers ‘miles away’ from acceptable pay offer
13/05/2024 Local authority workers in Scotland are considering strike action because ‘employers are miles away from offering anything staff are likely to accept’. |
Devon CC to invest £12m in pothole and drainage works
13/05/2024 A new multi-million-pound investment in repairing potholes and boosting road drainage has been agreed by Devon council members. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
