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A well-run council · 28 January 2025

Ofsted Highlights Positive Progress in Children and Young People’s Services

Liverpool City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services has received positive feedback from Ofsted following their latest monitoring visit. Over two days in December 2024, inspectors focused on the Care Leaving Service and the lives of care-experienced young people, particularly those receiving support in care and transitioning to adulthood. Inspectors also spoke directly to care-experienced

Uncategorized · 15 January 2025

Transport Changes and Support for Children and Young People

Liverpool City Council is set to introduce a series of changes to its Home-to-School Transport Policy and the SEN Post-16 Transport Policy from September 2025. The updates to the policies, which aim to encourage active travel, promote greater independence for students and align policies with those of neighbouring authorities, will take effect at the start

Road Safety · 3 January 2025

Winter driving guidelines to stay safe

Liverpool City Council is urging drivers to take extra precautions this winter as adverse weather conditions can significantly increase the risk of road traffic collisions.

Road Safety · 12 December 2024

Drink drive campaign is launched as revellers asked: What vehicle are you going home in this Christmas?

Christmas revellers in Liverpool are being asked the stark question of ‘Who’s taking you home?’ in a hard-hitting campaign aiming to stop people drink or drug driving this festive season.

Thriving communities · 17 October 2024

Liverpool to stage major conference on tackling hate crime

Liverpool will host a major conference tomorrow (Friday, 18 October) that will explore the reasons that led to the riots following the fatal stabbings in Southport in August.

Thriving communities · 2 October 2024

Community safety project in south Liverpool neighbourhood halves crime

Anti-social behaviour and burglaries have more than halved in three south Liverpool wards, thanks to a project to cut crime and create safer streets.

Uncategorized · 11 July 2024

Children to ‘get ready’ for school with fun-filled event at Anfield stadium

With the school year coming to an end, many families will be looking forward to their little ones taking their first steps into education in September. To help parents and carers get ready for this new experience, Liverpool City Council is organising a fun-packed day where there will be lots of hands-on activities for young

Fly-tipping can be a real blight on communities

Thriving communities · 9 July 2024

Liverpool set to establish taskforce to get tough on littering

Liverpool City Council is set to revolutionise its approach to tackling litter, fly-tipping and related anti-social behaviour.

Healthier lives for children and adults · 23 April 2024

Council makes record illicit vapes seizure

Liverpool City Council’s Public Protection team has made its largest seizure of illicit vapes in a single premises to date.

A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 18 April 2024

Pride Quarter Gets New Safety Measures

Liverpool’s Pride Quarter has unveiled a series of new measures to improve safety, including a branded ‘Rainbow Taxi Rank’, improved signage and CCTV.

Healthier lives for children and adults · 3 April 2024

Grants available to support victims of domestic abuse

Liverpool City Council is seeking to award grants of up to £50,000 to third sector organisations to provide support to victims of domestic abuse who have a housing need.

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public health · 21 March 2024

Over 15,000 illegal vapes have now been seized and disposed of by Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council has now disposed of over 15,000 illegal vapes at an estimated total value of over £180,000, as the Council’s operations targeting the sale of these devices continue at pace. In addition to the 10 shops that have been forced to close for selling the dangerous products, a further 18 shop owners have