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Local leadership
Strong leadership of local places gives us the best chance of transforming public services to ensure that we have strong and thriving communities.
How we support local leadership
The LG Group lobbies on your behalf for:
- increased accountability to local people for public services in their area
- a move away from inspection and regulation
- a power of general competence
- a rolling back of the quango state.
We can help you through:
- a range of corporate and service-specific peer reviews which can be tailored to your council’s needs
- the DECATS programme – back office and shared services diagnostic tool and direct support
- procurement packs, guidance and direct support for investment in local infrastructure.
“The main benefit of the Leadership Academy is mixing with your peers on a cross-bench basis to learn about the widely varied local authorities out there, what works and what doesn't.”
Councillor Peter Seib, South Somerset District Council
Examples of our work
Publications
Decision miles – shows how far away decisions are made from the local people they affect
Places, people and politics: learning to do things differently – LG Leadership publication on the Total Place website
Finding the X factor: guide to recruiting political talent in your area – on the LG Leadership website
Online forums and communities of practice (CoPs)
Better community engagement and empowerment CoP
National member development CoP
Guidance and good practice
Transparency – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Framework for an ideal empowering authority – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Equality framework for local government – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Member development charter – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Events and programmes
Delivering efficiency, capability and transformational services (DECATS) programme – on the Local Partnerships website
Councillor and managerial development programmes – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Peer reviews – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Leeds Castle leadership programme – on the LG Leadership website
Next generation 2010 programme for top-flight councillors – on the LG Leadership website
Achieving excellence: understanding diversity + tackling inequality = strong cohesive communities – five regional events between July and August 2011.
Contacts
Sara Williams
Strategic Adviser, Local Government Improvement and Development
Email: sara.williams@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7296 6885
John Atkinson
Managing Director, Local Government Leadership
Email: john.atkinson@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7187 7388
For councillors
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Leadership Academy
A place where councillors can learn the latest thinking in political leadership.
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Councillor's Guide 2010/11
Everything a new councillor needs to know.
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Local Leadership Academy councillor workbooks
A series of learning materials covering a wide range of issues from engagement to finance.
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