Publications

This is the final report from an independent research study into T Levels and industry placements in councils in England. The research was commissioned by the LGA and undertaken by York Consulting LLP between January and March 2023.

The employer standards survey, sometimes known as the ‘health check’, gives a voice to registered social workers, occupational therapists, and non-registered social care professionals and allows them to feel listened to and that their employer is proactive in tackling challenges. The purpose of the survey was to better understand a number of critical questions about their experiences.

This framework supports councillors in their local leadership role and includes suggestions, prompts and further resources to help councillors think about the skills you use as a councillor.

This toolkit has been developed to support councils to set objectives in relation to their maturity levels in each of the key areas of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government in England 2022, and to assess their progress against those objectives.

A comprehensive guide for councillors and officers with simple steps, practical examples and resources to support councils on their digitalisation journeys.

Updated support tool and briefing notes complementing the High Impact Change Model for managing transfers of care.

The Local Government Association (LGA) commissioned this piece of research to identify ways in which the support offered from local authority social care services to people with lifelong disabilities (including their families) is working and how this could be improved, with particular interest in the transition of people with disabilities from children to adults’ services.

In August 2022 the LGA and PCH’s Digital Switchover Working Group conducted a readiness survey to gauge councils’ position on awareness, planning, and implementation of the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN).

This report presents the results of the 34th round of polling conducted in February 2023.

NHS Confederation and LGA briefing on adult social care funding and delayed discharge.