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Survey on funding crisis

Spending Review 2025

Spending Review: Pressure on social housing finances could impact achieving housebuilding targets – LGA

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge: LB Hackney Council

Feedback report: January 2025

Transformation roundtable: Developing transformation capability and skills

This session highlighted the importance of workforce agility, the LGA transformation capability framework, and creating the environment for skills growth and knowledge-sharing to improve service delivery.

Spending Review 2025

The LGA's Spending Review 2025 submission outlines the important contribution of councils and how they have a vital role to play in the Government’s reform and growth agenda. But councils can only deliver if we are given the necessary financial stability as Government makes decisions about the nation’s finances.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge: Uttlesford District Council

Feedback report: 3 to 5 December 2024

JNC coroners’ circular no 70 - Coroners’ Society (England and Wales (CSEW) give notice of withdrawal

We have received a formal letter on behalf of the Coroners’ Society of England and Wales (CSEW) on 18 March 2024 which confirmed that the CSEW would be withdrawing from the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) Coroners.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge – Progress Review: City of York Council

Feedback: 9 December 2024

Fire and rescue services joint circulars 2025

Circular NJC 1/25 - Independent chair of the National Joint Council and Middle Managers Negotiating Body: new appointment

Transformation roundtable: Using your council’s estate to transform your local public services

Spending Review 2025 submission: Letter to the Chancellor

We are proud to represent the interests of local government in England and the people it serves. It is against this backdrop that we are pleased to submit evidence on behalf of our members to inform Phase 2 of the Spending Review.

SEND Improvement Board Toolkit

View SEND Improvement Board Toolkit

Dying well: a journey through life and death

Councillor David Fothergill writes in his latest Blog about the concept of dying well. It encompasses the idea of living a life that leads to a peaceful and dignified death.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge - London Borough of Merton

Feedback report: November 2024

National HIV Testing Week 2025: partnering with local councils

National HIV Testing Week 2025 takes place between 10-16 February and marks a crucial opportunity to promote regular HIV testing across England.

The Retention Reset programme

The Retention Reset programme is a 10-week programme designed to improve retention practices and tackle common challenges across local authorities. The aim is to improve employment experiences amongst local government staff, with the view of retaining talent and skills.

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