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Housing Afghan families

Local Leadership Framework for Councillors

Councils can sign up to the National Graduate Development Programme

Advancing local and central government collaboration in climate change adaptation, 28 March 2023

Presentations from this event are now available.

Housing Afghan families: LGA statement

“Councils share ambitions to move people from hotels and will continue to work closely with individuals and families over the coming months with local partners to help Afghan families find permanent homes."

Debate on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, House of Commons - 29 March 2023

Human trafficking and modern slavery are heinous crimes. Supporting councils to tackle modern slavery is a key priority area for the LGA.

Local Leadership Framework for Councillors

The purpose of this framework is to support councillors in their local leadership role as they work with local communities to make a difference. It includes suggestions, prompts and further resources to help you think about the skills you use as a councillor.

Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities 2023/24

It is disappointing that the Public Health Grant allocations for 2023/24 have been published so late (15 March). With two weeks away from the start of the financial year and councils are only just being formally told how much money is being made available for councils to tackle costly public health issues such as sexual health, drug and alcohol services and stop smoking services.

Councils committed to preventing anti-social behaviour – LGA responds to government action plan

"We look forward to seeing more details of how the action plan will work in practice, for example how the ban on nitrous oxide will be enforced."

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