The LGA group arranges conferences and seminars covering the full range of local authority services and functions. See below for details.
Online booking is available for most events and Member organisations do have access to reduced rates in a lot of cases. Members must sign in before placing online bookings to get the reduced member organisation rate - this is available on the organisation's own website.
Also, check out our webcasting programme which includes broadcasts from our major conferences.
This event series for heads of planning services and senior planners looks at some of the key areas of challenge that planning services are going to be facing over the coming year.
The government is committed to rolling out personal budgets by 2011. These highly practical one-day workshops, for third-sector providers and infrastructure support providers, will be delivered by ACEVO in partnership with Demos and inControl.
This conference will provide lead members and chief officers with responsibility for older people, environment and planning issues and community cohesion with an important opportunity to discuss the current policy framework and hear about current best practice.
This workshop will examine support for carers leads in developing an outcomes-based strategy. It will also give an introduction to action learning with a possibility of developing action learning sets for carers later in the year.
This free conference will bring together Lead Members and Directors of Children's and Adult Services, council communications professionals and journalists to explore how to improve the public understanding of social work.
sponsored by Tunstall. This must-attend conference is an important opportunity to hear more about the impact of the recession on local government and adult social care in particular.
This event has been been timed to follow the publication of new comprehensive guidance on joint ventures developed by HM Treasury. The conference will explore and address many of the key principles and issues necessary to deliver a successful and sustainable joint venture.
Building on the success of last year's conference, the 13th annual LGA fire conference will take stock of the pressures and opportunities facing the Fire and Rescue Service in a time of economic downturn and a changing political landscape.
This conference will look at what the future holds for the historic environment, examining how unlocking the value of your heritage assets can contribute to achieving local priorities.
The government is committed to rolling out personal budgets by 2011. These highly practical one-day workshops, for third-sector providers and infrastructure support providers, will be delivered by ACEVO in partnership with Demos and inControl.
Local Government Employers(LGE)is running a one day conference to assist local authorities in developing local responses to the changing educational landscape arising from the implementation of government policy.
Local Government Employers (LGE) is running
this one day conference to assist local
authorities in developing local responses to the changing educational landscape arising from
the implementation of government policy.
A free, national conference, funded by Communities and Local Government and the Community Development Foundation (CDF), to help you achieve better engagement and empowerment.
The Healthy Communities Programme in partnership with Defra and the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) is holding a national event to explore the
specific issues related to improving health and tackling inequalities in a rural setting.
This conference will give delegates the opportunity to hear about the next phase of the National Strategy, learn about good practice from local areas and share opportunities and challenges with other Lead Members
This groundbreaking conference brings together twelve English and Welsh Integrated Service Delivery Exemplar Sites, allowing delegates to compare, contrast and learn from a broad range of experiences.
The event will feature the usual mix of plenary sessions, discussion sessions and study tours which will reflect the broad spectrum of services and activities that come under the culture, tourism and sport umbrella.
These LGA group conferences will give leading councillors and senior managers across public services an opportunity to hear first hand from the Total Place programme of 13 pilots across the country.
Against a background of economic recession and a General Election, local government must demonstrate that giving local people more decisionmaking powers and greater control over funding is the key to restoring faith in our democracy.
The LGA group operate an equal access policy to events, and endeavour to meet delegate's requirements wherever we possibly can. We can provide infomation in different formats as requested. Due to the pressures on the provision of BSL interpreters, the LGA will need 6 weeks notice to provide this service.
Hear LGA Group speakers at conferences and events around the country:
