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Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.
Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer…
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support for the financial year 2026-27.
Information on telecare monitoring systems and personal alarms that can help you stay safe and independent at home.
Guidance for local authorities on implementation and operation of the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme (FHRS), including the Brand Standard in England and the statutory guidance in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Guidance for local authorities in England on administering and enforcing the Blue Badge disabled parking scheme.
The public health grant allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2025-26.
This guidance provides support for local authorities with their decision-making for processing Housing Benefit claims from individuals living in supported housing.
Updated Explanatory Memorandum to the Directions made under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 on 17 July 2025 in respect of Thurrock Council.
Statutory guidance on the Best Value Duty for local authorities in England, issued under section 26 of the Local Government Act 1999.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Recruitment of potential appointees for Best Value inspections and interventions
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on the education, health and social care provisions available for children and young people with SEND as outlined in the l…
A guide to the law in England and Wales for home slaughter of livestock.
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2024-25 and the associated external assurance reviews.
How local authorities' public health and planning teams can promote healthy weight environments.
Details of support granted to local authorities that have requested Exceptional Financial Support in financial year 2023-24 and the associated external assurance reviews.
Guidance on the way councils should work with voluntary and community groups.
Statutory guidance on the making and disclosure of Special Severance Payments by local authorities in England.
Non-statutory guidance for local authorities in England and Wales on public health funerals.
The terms of reference for a non-statutory review of Basildon Borough Council.
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