This research into legal advice provision and funding explores the options available to local authorities who wish to make changes to the current provision of advice in their area.
This research project was undertaken on behalf of Local Government Employers (LGA), to ascertain the level to which the HSE/IoD Guidance 'Leading Health and Safety at Work' has penetrated the senior management boards of local government, and to determine what actions have been taken as a result of the guidance.
The survey was conducted by the LGA in order to gain a better understanding of the scope and nature of local authorities' magazines/newsletters. This was in the context of attention having recently been drawn to such publications in light of the difficulties faced by many local newspapers.
This research report, based on a survey of local authorities in May 2010, looks in detail at public health funerals conducted by local authorities in the last year, to provide a picture of how many funerals councils are conducting and how costly these are.
This report outlines the findings of an online survey which looked at the number and cost of public health funerals conducted by local authorities in the last three financial years.
