Useful information for councils on novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
On these pages, you will find guidance and resources from the LGA and our key partners, as well as the latest official Government information relevant to local government.
Quick links
- LGA COVID-19 support offer
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A summary of our current refocused support offer.
Leadership development
The scale of the challenge that councils are currently facing requires strong, responsive and resilient leadership. We are refocusing our leadership offer so that senior councillors and officers have access to e-learning resources and the ability to share their experiences with their peers. - Latest LGA news releases and parliamentary briefings
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Our latest media lines related to coronavirus
Our latest parliamentary briefings and responses related to coronavirus
- COVID-19 related publications
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Public health annual report 2021: rising to the challenges of COVID-19
Lessons learnt from councils' response to rough sleeping during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leisure under lockdown: how culture and leisure services responded to COVID-19
Changes to local authority powers and duties resulting from the Coronavirus Regulations 2020
Community health and care discharge and crisis care model: an investment in reablement
COVID-19: a leadership workbook for cabinet members
Councillor guidance: COVID-19 reset and recovery
A councillor’s workbook on effective opposition during COVID-19, reset and recovery
Managing the wellbeing of furloughed staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Upcoming COVID-19 virtual events
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The LGA's easy-to-access virtual events programme will provide you with relevant content and access to speakers from within and outside local government.
- COVID-19 data from LG Inform
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Cumulative vaccinations in your authority
Rolling weekly tracker overview for England
Rolling weekly tracker quick view for your local authority
Local authority report showing the number and rates of all confirmed COVID-19 cases by authority, compared to others
England overview report showing the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths across England as a whole, and the top ten councils for number and rate of cases
Weekly deaths report providing a summary of Office for National Statistics (ONS) weekly deaths data
Care homes report focusing on deaths in care homes in particular
Vulnerable groups report providing estimates of local authority populations likely to be vulnerable to COVID-19
Area characteristics report comparing case rates across all local authorities to other factors at a local area level, such as deprivation.
- Government information and support
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- GOV.UK - COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021 (Summary)
- GOV.UK - Adult Social Care Infection Control and Testing Fund
- GOV.UK - Government reintroduces confirmatory PCR testing for assisted testing
- GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in adult care homes
- GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for children's social care services
- GOV.UK - Asymptomatic testing: early years staff in different settings
- GOV.UK - COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable
- GOV.UK - Containing and managing local coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks
- GOV.UK - COVID-19 vaccination: British Sign Language resources
- GOV.UK - Government targets false vaccine information on social media
- GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19): disposing of waste
- GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for homecare workers
- GOV.UK – Free rapid tests for all businesses for regular workplace testing
- GOV.UK – Restricting workforce movement between care homes and other care settings
- GOV.UK – Final findings from February COVID-19 REACT-1 study published
- ADPH - Living Safely with Covid (PDF)
- PHE - Let's get back to school safely
- GOV.UK/coronavirus
- NHS weekly COVID-19 vaccinations data (with breakdown of local area)
- Official UK Government website for data and insights on COVID-19
- COVID-19 response: Spring 2021
- COVID-19 guidance for local government
- PHE - local outbreak plans assurance survey
- MHCLG Local Digital Collaboration Unit: responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
- Other information and support
Information and guidance for councils
There is not a single area of local government that is not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for updated information and support on how to tackle the 'new normal' is understandably great. To help you navigate the situation, we have split our COVID-19 hub into four different areas, so you can easily find the information you need.
We are working as fast as we can to update this section with useful information for you. Please keep checking back and follow us on Twitter @LGAcomms and @LGAnews for the latest updates.
To help amplify the good work local government is doing, please keep using #ThankYouLocalGov and #CouncilsCan across social media.
COVID-19: vaccination case studies
A series of case studies on the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccinations.
COVID-19: Elections May 2021
Public health on the frontline: responding to COVID-19
Directors of public health from across the country talk about the local response to COVID-19.
Has COVID-19 changed the way communities behave?
To help councils with their thinking and to shape a narrative that will resonate locally, we commissioned Britain Thinks to research how the pandemic has changed public opinion and behaviour, and what matters most for them.
LGA COVID-19 refocused support offer
The majority of the LGA’s operation is now focused on supporting local government and communities to address COVID-19 and its consequences.