#local-authorities

#local-authorities

Only 32 sites across the country have benefited from a scheme that was launched to tackle vacancy in towns and villages and allow people to build homes.

The government has promised to create 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs (Send) in mainstream schools in England. It plans to invest 3bn over the next three years, partly funded by cancelling the building of some planned free schools. Councils - who will receive the funding - have argued the money needs to be diverted to the right areas and to the people who know what is needed in their local communities.

That's why this idea has currency. It is very encouraging local authorities appear to want to work with the government.

There are not enough allotments in Glasgow and indeed across the UK. While the company Roots and other private allotments have a place, they can never be a replacement for local authority ones. Under the 2015 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act, Scottish local authorities have a duty to provide allotments. We need to find more space in our cities for them spaces that have been proven to improve mental and physical health, at an affordable price.

Foster care is crucial for children who cannot be safely cared for by their families, and as local authorities, we have a duty to ensure they are safe, cared for, and supported.

Private landlords and hotel owners are charging local councils 60% more for temporary accommodations than market rates, highlighting the crisis of homelessness in England.

Minister for Housing James Browne acknowledged the shortfall in new-build social homes, pledging that each local authority must strive to meet their targets for 2024.