An Olympic legacy scheme and the aim to reduce obesity and promote healthier lifestyles have been brought together to provide free swimming for some younger and older people. The initiative is an example of how joined up government can work, with local councils delivering the result, backed by a pool of funding from the Departments for Culture, Media and Sport, Health, Work and Pensions, Children, Schools and Families and Communities and Local Government.
New legislation will bring a sea-change in regulating social housing with the interests of the tenant rather than the landlord or service provider taking centre-stage.
Initially the new legislation will only affect housing associations or registered social landlords, but the government is committed to extending the regulation regime to cover local authorities as well within two years.