The #localgov role in the #COVIDー19 response is being massively underplayed by govt & national media. Perhaps because it’s so wide-ranging & as always with councils, heavily skewed towards supporting the most vulnerable so is never quite seen as mainstream?

So to show how wide & complex #localgov #COVID19 role is, here is a non-exhaustive list of what councils are currently doing simultaneously:

- coordinating emergency plans

- leading local public health response

- providing social care & supporting hospital discharge
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- accommodating and safeguarding rough sleepers

- administering hardship funds to people

- identifying and supporting shielded groups

- distributing food parcels

- managing parks and public realm under social distancing

- crematorium and burial planning

Cont’d...

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- supporting tenants in social housing & private rented sector

- supporting local voluntary & community groups in many cases thru emergency grants

- helping out local businesses providing advice & guidance to secure financial relief

- continuing bin collections as usual

I’ve probably missed out loads of things (please add!) I’m exhausted just listing it all. The role #localgov plays is much more than the sum of its parts. It should be valued & understood in our national discourse, rather than sidelined or downplayed.