Local Government Association

We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve

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Improving support for care leavers, 24 April 2024

Presentations from this event can be found here.

Audit, scrutiny and risk

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.

LGA corporate environmental policy

As the voice of local government, the LGA aims to lead by example. This policy sets out our commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency and the steps we will take in order to achieve this.

Chapter 2: Why does narrative matter and why now?

Public services’ experiences during the global pandemic that hit the UK in early 2020 showed that effective professional communications was about far more than old school public relations. 

Time to talk day 2021

Dudley MBC councillors share personal stories on the importance of having conversations about their mental health challenges.