Acting
for a local authority in partnership with a developer on the compulsory acquisition of land required for a major office led # 270 million regeneration project.
We collaborate with local authorities to improve outcomes for the families they work with and reduce the
need for local authority intervention.
A new law is set to be proposed
calling for local authorities to make sure that free meals are provided for pupils who would go hungry during school holidays.
The inquiry will examine the existing
arrangements for local authority's treasury management, particularly on their investment strategies and their effects on local authorities.
I participate in a number of seminars the firm
runs for our local authority, central government and private sector clients, delivering training on construction law and infrastructure matters.
DO have a local plan to support infant and young child feeding in emergencies in
place for local authorities, first responders and aid agencies.
And he called for a new scheme to allow council tenants to buy a stake in their homes, giving them more security and freeing up
cash for local authorities.
The government's preference for free schools has created
uncertainty for local authorities, who are tasked with planning and building new schools, but will not be responsible for running them.
Alongside this, an # 8.5 million programme has
opened for local authorities to fund projects to improve early language and literacy development for disadvantaged children.
You should be able to access the contents of your Local Offer by simply carrying out an internet
search for your local authority's name followed by «local offer».
From 2016, we no longer publish statistics on notifications of private fostering arrangements and we've closed the private fostering data
collection for local authorities.
The exact range of services available will
vary for each local authority, depending upon which services are available locally that meet relevant quality standards.
In
order for local authorities to meet their duties, medical commissioners should notify them as soon as possible about any need to arrange education, ideally in advance of the hospital placement.
She regularly
acts for local authorities, parents, extended family members and children in care proceedings and applications for adoption orders, including leave to oppose applications.
For local authority schools, including the majority of primary schools, there will be a two year transition period, in which funding will cease to be distributed through councils.
The report is
calling for all local authorities to ascertain whether child sexual exploitation is a problem in the area, and to provide funding for specialist services to support young victims.
It offers a fast, simple
service for local authorities, meaning that adoptive families can access the support they need, as and when they need it.
Commenting on the report, David Laws, chairman of EPI, said: «For too long the debate about «academisation», the possible
roles for local authorities in school improvement, and the impact of structural reform on our school system has been dominated by political ideologies, half - truths and hunches, rather than by evidence and careful analysis.
[1] The government published «Family and Friends Care: Statutory
Guidance for Local Authorities», in March 2011, requiring every local authority to publish and publicise a policy on its approach to promoting and supporting the needs of children living with family and friends carers by the end of September 2011.
Before the PM took to the stage, Chancellor George Osborne pushed his vision of a «Northern Powerhouse» including considerably enhanced
powers for local authorities in Greater Manchester, under an elected mayor.
[2008] UKHL 14, [2008] All ER (D) 390 (Feb) makes plain the crucial need
for local authority housing and social services departments to compile joint protocols for assessing the needs of homeless 16 - and 17 - year - olds, to ensure that the appropriate agency takes responsibility, that adequate care is provided and ultimately to prevent them from being passed from pillar to post.
In conjunction with face - to - face services, such platforms can be an innovative
solution for local authorities looking to respond to pressures and to provide mental health services which appeal to young people.