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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.

Challenge 3: Wiltshire Council

In March the LG Challenge 2024 cohort headed to the South West to tackle their third challenge, hosted by Wiltshire Council.

Financial resilience in children’s services

Alongside the wider LGA corporate finance offer, we have a specific offer to help local authorities to better understand the use of resources and capacity across children’s services and the impact of this on budgets.

Cyber security and resilience blueprint series

The LGA is developing a series of blueprints to support councils review and establish their strategic and operational approach to managing their cyber defences and bolstering their resilience plans in the event of a cyber-attack.

Supplier payments over £500 | June 2021

Supplier payments over £500 | June 2021 Company Pay date SuppID(T) TransNo Amount Account(T) LU 04/06/2021 BYHIRAS (EUROPE) LTD 1303169 8,500.00 Staff

Joint Inspection Team (JIT)

The JIT is the national fire safety Joint Inspection Team, which is hosted by the LGA, and funded by DLUHC.

Human resources / organisational development peer review

The review seeks to help councils better understand their Human Resources /Organisational Development (HR/OD) team’s capacity and capability to deliver and provides insights into areas needed for improvement. The review follows the CIPD Professional Map focusing on a functional approach to HR Services.

Water safety  

Councils play a key role in tackling water safety, working with the Fire and Rescue Service, police and RNLI to assess and respond to risks locally. They also play a key role in educating residents about the risks posed by water.  

Quick guide to understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern

This framework is not intended as guidance prescribing exactly what must be done. Its intention is to empower practitioners across all sectors, supporting consistent, confident decision-making about safeguarding concerns, which are rooted in the legal framework and statutory guidance.