Local councils were asked to produce 'outbreak control plans' but given until June 30 to finish these, so they're not ready yet
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Councils haven't been given powers to impose local lockdowns and the government is still 'considering whether further powers are required'
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They were promised £180m nationwide but haven't been given individual allocations, so they can't start spending
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Councils haven't been getting detailed results from many Covid-19 tests carried out locally
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The Government's plan is to ease the lockdown nationally while asking local councils to oversee lockdowns in areas where there is a spike in coronavirus cases. But national restrictions are already being eased, while councils aren't ready to act on local flare-ups.
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Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, the country's largest council, said: "Although we are developing our outbreak control plan, we do need more information from government about how these things are exactly going to work."
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It means half the Government's plan - easing the national lockdown - is going ahead, while the other half, preparing local lockdowns where needed, isn't readyhttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/national-lockdown-being-eased-before-18395177 …
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