Press releases

London Councils is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 London Borough Apprenticeship Awards, which celebrate the exceptional impact apprentices have across local government in London. 

London Councils welcomes the interim report from the Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.

The housing, communities and local government select committee has published a new report on permitted development rights.

Third sector organisations supporting Londoners facing sexual and domestic abuse and homelessness are being encouraged to apply for London Councils’ new four-year grants programme.
The new grants programme, which will run from 2022 to 2026, is funded by London’s boroughs and will provide support to London’s most vulnerable residents.

Mayor Philip Glanville, Chair of London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee, responds to this week's Transport Decarbonisation Plan from government.

London Councils' response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech on levelling up the country, from our Chair, Cllr Georgia Gould.

Mayor Philip Glanville, Chair of London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee, responds to NAO's report on local government and Net Zero in England

Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted and England moves to stage 4 of the Government road map on Monday 19th July.

The Rough Sleeping Programme Director will work with London local authorities, the GLA, central government, health services, and other partners to help co-ordinate strategy and improve outcomes for rough sleepers in the capital.

Local leaders in London are calling for people to treat frontline workers with kindness following a growing number of reports of increasingly hostile incidents.