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London Councils is urging the government to ensure its Fair Funding Review 2.0 proposals distribute funding to local ...
London boroughs are calling for the government to “reexamine” proposed changes to the way it assesses need for children’s services, as research suggests the reforms fail to account for housing poverty ...
Find out about the One World Living Single-Use Plastics Pledge, an initiative launched by the London Councils Climate Team.
London Councils commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey of around 1,000 London residents, asking about their perceptions of a range of different topics - including housing affordability, building new ...
London boroughs say they face a £500m funding gap in the coming year, despite receiving a 6.6% increase to their Core Spending Power. Responding to the local government finance settlement 2025-26, ...
The London boroughs are forecasting an ongoing decline in demand for school places from 2024-25 to 2028-29 across the region. London Councils’ analysis of the four year school places forecasts of all ...
The leaders of the 32 London boroughs have made a united cross-party call for “a seat at the table” as part of a new devolution settlement for the capital. In a joint public statement, the 32 leaders ...
London Councils and Trust for London commissioned new research from Savills into London’s private rented sector. This report assesses whether there has been a sustained reduction in the size of the ...
London boroughs are supporting local schools as demand for school places continues to drop across the capital, a new report by London Councils has revealed. Today’s report shows a predicted decrease ...
Sixteen of London’s 33 local authorities are at heightened risk of bankruptcy because of insufficient schools funding from the government, according to London Councils. The cross-party group warns ...
London Councils has partnered with the University of Hertfordshire to produce Financing Local Net Zero - a policy paper on the public finance routes available to councils to address barriers to ...