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Lenient guidelines leading to low fly tipping fines, councils warn

“Magistrates need new sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping, to make court action more worthwhile for councils and in turn, reduce fly-tipping in our communities.”

Leisure centres could be forced to close without government investment

Leisure centres could fall into a state of disrepair and even be forced to close without urgent new investment from government, councils warn today.

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Leaving the EU without access to reciprocal intelligence will weaken our ability to protect public health and the economy

“Continued access to these EU wide databases is of vital importance and the Government and the European Union must ensure that it is maintained.”

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Launch of Office for Local Government – LGA response

“Councils are responsible for shaping their places and to do this effectively they need data about the activities and performance of the rest of the public sector (including central government) in their local authority area. Therefore, the new Local Authority Data Explorer should include a wider set of metrics in future and not just those about council performance. 

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Latest Behavioural Insights Programme awards announced

The latest round of the Local Government Association’s Behavioural Insights Programme has seen grant funding awarded to seven organisations.

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Lack of action on leaky homes will cost taxpayers billions – new LGA analysis

Slow progress in insulating homes will cost Government at least £4.2 billion in energy waste over the next two years, councils warn today.

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King’s Speech: LGA responds to Football Governance Bill

“It is positive to see today’s announcement of a new bill to introduce an independent regulator for professional clubs in the English football pyramid."

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King's Speech: LGA statement on Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"We believe this is a progressive piece of legislation that would undoubtedly impact on smoking prevalence, and ultimately reduce rates of smoking-related disease."

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King's Speech: LGA statement on the Automated Vehicles Bill

“Autonomous Vehicles have potential to dramatically improve people’s quality of life, especially in areas where bus services struggle to support them. It is important the law keeps up with new technology and trends in the way we travel."

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King's Speech: LGA statement on Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

“Councils want to work with government to protect local places from attacks."

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