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Pressing forward on climate action
COVID-19 council tax insert on vaccination from Pendle Borough Council – ask your council to do the same!
Helping local businesses
Here is a great letter that Anton Georgiou, our lone Liberal Democrat Councillor in the London Borough of Brent is delivering from his Grandma to targeted residents in his community to tackle fake news on vaccinations. Well done Anton, and thank your Grandma for joining the campaign. It proves Councillors have a key role in keeping residents fully informed at this difficult time.
Motion
Postal ballots sign up campaign
Press releases
Schools short changed on COVID costs
Call for better tracking of domestic stalkers
Help needed for children facing mental health crisis
Offices left empty by COVID-19 could result in surge in substandard home conversions
In case you missed it
Lib Dem COVID-19 five-point-plan: Watford Lib Dems have produced these infographics
See an example on Facebook and you can find them all on Google Drive
Health survey: The Rotherham Lib Dem Health Survey
Encouraging vaccination take up
It is important to encourage people to take up vaccinations when they are offered them across all our communities. Thank you to St Albans District Councillor Chris White for sending a copy of this message from the local muslim community encouraging people to get vaccinated.
News from ALDC
Everything you need to know for the 2021 elections
Liberal Democrat news
The Campaign & Elections team have provided some support for campaigning at this time.
LGA Liberal Democrat Group Elections
Did you know the LGA Liberal Democrat Group posts are up for election this May?
News from the LGA
COVID-19 communications: LGA and LGcomms webinar on vaccine communications
Councils' role and T Level industry placements
T Levels are a new technical qualification which give young people (16-19) an opportunity to study alongside carrying out a 45-day industry placement in a workplace. We are encouraging councils to offer T Level industry placements to help provide young people in their area with an opportunity to gain vital work experience in a variety of roles. If you would like to learn more or want to register your interest please visit T Levels Industry Placement: Providing new opportunities for young people.
Housing Delivery Test 2020
MHCLG has published its Housing Delivery Test 2020 measurement. This is the annual measurement of housing delivery in relevant plan-making authorities; the result of which can result in a number of consequences for councils, including the presumption in favour of development. The numbers of 'homes required' within the 2019/20 year has been reduced by a month, to reflect the disruption to local authority planning services and the construction sector, as a result of COVID-19.
The LGA continues to make the case that the Housing Delivery Test fails to take into account the complexity and unique needs of local areas, as well as failing to recognise that councils have few powers to ensure build-out, once planning permission is granted. We continue to call for the 'presumption in favour' sanctions to be scrapped, as they leave councils and their communities exposed to speculative planning applications for developments outside of the Local Plan. This results in homes that do not meet local needs, in places where they are not needed.
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