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Councils have made good progress but more needs to be done especially to reduce the gap between the most and least deprived.

Tackling the harm caused by illegal drugs is complex and it is too soon yet to tell if the 2021 Drugs Strategy has been a success or not

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

“We are asking the Government to consider using the Autumn Statement to uplift the value of the scheme to bring it in line with inflation and review every six months."

Councils work hard in their communities to help long term smokers quit and so are fully supportive of the Government’s smokefree 2030 ambitions.

We need to ensure that cancer screening services can be accessed by all communities

Although it is encouraging that rates of drug misuse have remained stable, this is masking worrying new trends in drug use

We’d like to see Family Hubs extended to all councils so these transformative benefits can be felt across the country

It is clear that more needs to be done to tackle the high levels of stigma that remain around HIV

Over two thirds of council areas had seen rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis increase since 2017, new analysis by the LGA reveals today