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LGA responds to LUHC committee report on levelling up

Discussions start on assurance framework for local government

Rise in alcohol dependency heaps pressure on council services

‘Cut costly competitive bids to fulfil projects’: LGA responds to LUHC committee report on levelling up

“Levelling up has the potential to transform people’s lives and livelihoods, with councils best placed to make this happen."

LGA starts discussions on assurance framework for local government

The Local Government Association has begun to work with the sector, professional associations, and other groups to map the different elements which currently provide assurance of the performance of local government, in the interests of clarity and transparency and to help understanding of how they all fit together.

This follows a recommendation from the LGA’s recent corporate peer challenge.

Improvement and assurance framework for local government

We aim to map the various elements that provide assurance of the performance of local government and to demonstrate how they all fit together. We hope that this framework will be useful both for councils and the public.

Everyone should be able to upskill or retrain - LGA responds to £165m local skills fund

Given the right powers and resources over employment and skills funding for every place, councils could build on their track record of helping get people back into work.

London Bi-Borough: digital disruption and transformation in SEND services

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster City Council, known as London’s Bi-Borough, adopted a collaborative approach to drive transformation in 2018 with the ambition of being the number one SEND service in the country; a target which has been accomplished.

Rise in alcohol dependency heaps pressure on council services – LGA on PAC report into alcohol treatment

This stark evidence shows a concerning increase in harmful alcohol dependency across the country since the pandemic.

Adverse Weather and Health Plan

The Plan, developed by scientists and public health experts, brings together and improves existing guidance on weather and health.

Manchester City Council: Security and licensing

Following the tragic Manchester Arena terror attack in 2017, at which 22 people lost their lives, Manchester City Council proactively took steps to embed the principles of Martyn’s Law within the existing licensing framework to enhance and promote public safety in places and spaces where licensable activities take place in Manchester.

Toolkit: Partnership working with the voluntary and community sector

Strong relationships between councils and the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) are the bedrock of successful places. This toolkit aims to support councils on this journey. It builds upon research commissioned by the Local Government Association and conducted by Locality, into the state of strategic relationships between councils and their local voluntary and community sector.

The role of councils in tackling digital exclusion: a reason to act - Good Things Foundation: opinion piece

Helen Milner, Group CEO at Good Things foundation has written an opinion piece about the report the LGA commissioned DMS Research and Consulting to produce. The report explores the links between various types of disadvantage and the availability and usage of digital infrastructure, and considers the role of councils in tackling digital exclusion.

Performance management guide for councillors

This guide contains ideas, tools and approaches to help councillors manage performance effectively, in collaboration with local authority officers.

LGA Submission to DLUHC’s Stronger performance of local planning authorities supported through an increase in planning fees technical consultation

We welcome the proposal to increase planning application fees. However, our modelling has shown that even if all application fees were uplifted by 35 per cent, the overall national shortfall for 2020/21 would have remained above £80 million. Councils must have the flexibility to set planning fees at local level to cover their costs relating to planning, which could include the employment of additional qualified planners. This would put councils in a stronger position to address the skills and capacity challenges in planning departments.

Free business process mapping toolkit for procurement teams

Councils can use this free toolkit – developed by Local Partnerships and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) – to make their business process mapping of procurement easier.

Westminster Hall debate, Anti-social behaviour in town centres, 26 April 2023

The Government’s Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan and consultation sets out its approach to stamping out anti-social behaviour. Councils look forward to seeing more details of how the action plan will work in practice, as well as how the plan will be funded. The LGA will work closely with the Government given the plan’s commitments to fund more uniformed local authority wardens and to explore funding models with PCCs and councils.

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