DfE figures for 2020/21 show the overall absence rate in primary schools in England fell to 3.6% from 4.0% in 2018/19, excluding COVID circumstances. lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta… For Secondary state schools the overall absence rate remained unchanged at 5.5%. lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta…

This new Socitm & GeoPlace video series demonstrates the business case for using location intelligence in local government – and how to do it. Access the videos & find out more about location intelligence & the Unique Property Reference Number 👇 local.gov.uk/uprn

A new digital resource for Location Intelligence in public services: View the collection of new videos on Socitm website for engaging with decision-makers to explain location intelligence for public services (partnered with Local Government Association (LGA) & GeoPlace) ➡️ socitm.net/resource-hub/c…

The Mean gender pay gap for English authorities for 21/22 is 5%. In 237 local authorities males are paid a higher hourly rate and in 61 females are higher. The pay gap 📉 in 41% of authorities since 20/21. See the Gender Pay Gap report to compare areas: lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/view/l…

Our monthly Newsletter for May is now ready! Click to find out all the things happening across LGInform and LG Inform Plus ⬇️ porism.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…

The LGInform team is in Birmingham today with Bham City Council helping them make better use of @LGAComms data tools.

Diagnosis rate of dementia for people aged 65+ in England (May 2022) is currently at 61.9% according to NHS Digital. South West region has the lowest rate at 57.3%. Pre-pandemic (May 2019) the diagnosis rate for England was 68.6%. See for your local area lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta…

% of people aged 40-70 that received an NHS Health Check of those offered for 2021/22 was 40.5%, with the highest rate 49.0% in London and the lowest 34.5% in West Midlands. lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta…

New Department for Work and Pensions data shows that there are a record number of Personal Independence Payment claims in England. In Oct. 2022 2,609,559 people were on PIP, up by 307,091 from Oct. 2021. ⬇️See LG Inform for your local area. lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta…

Applications are now open to councils (and organisations working with them) to be part of our Innovation Zone at the LGA Annual Conference in Bournemouth (4–6 July 2023). Applications will close on 27 February – find out more or apply now! 👇 local.gov.uk/innovation-zon… #LocalGov

See LGInform's new DfT data showing the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices in your area. England now has 31,466 devices compared to 24,159 at the start of 2022. Coventry is now 2nd with 903 devices, after Westminster with 1,832 lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/lgasta…

See our Fly-tipping incidents report. Defra figures show 1,091,019 incidents in England for 21/22, down from 1,138,347 in 20/21. London bucked this trend with 21,015 (5.2%) more incidents. There were 506,969 enforcement actions in England, up from 455,467 lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/view/l…

April 2023 LG Inform-LG Inform Plus newsletter now available! porism.createsend1.com/t/t-e-fuuiujy-…

May 2023 LG Inform and LG Inform Plus newsletter is now available. Please do have a read! porism.createsend1.com/t/t-e-zvjtkd-l…

DLUHC 2022 figures show the number of dwellings in England at 25,160,404 up 232,816. Tower Hamlets saw highest increase with 4,203 additional dwellings. Kensington & Chelsea has 73.75 dwellings per hectare compared to a mean LA dwelling density of 8.38 tinyurl.com/vx2ju55u

Getting information about your council is made easier by our award-winning data benchmarking platform LG Inform – it brings together more than 11,000 performance, financial, demographic & contextual data items about your council & local area. #LocalGov lgafirst.co.uk/features/knowi…

Today we're launching our new sector support programme – featuring a huge range of councillor & officer development opportunities & enhanced post-election & governance support – to help local authorities deliver the improvement & change they want to see👇 local.gov.uk/publications/s…

DLUHC figures show there were 174,600 new dwellings completed in England in 2022/23, those account for 0.7% of dwelling stock tinyurl.com/4dfcubzc This is 3,400 more than in 2021/22. Wiltshire with 2,510 new dwellings saw the highest amount. See LG Inform for your area