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Councils need funding for adult social care assurance

Children’s social care placements costing £10,000-plus rise sharply

Thousands of refugees could be on the streets for Christmas

Legislating to create a smokefree generation: LGA consultation response

The LGA's response to the Government's open consultation on creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping.

Advisory bulletin 718 - November 2023

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Corporate peer challenge: East Sussex County Council

Feedback report: 20 - 23 June 2023

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.

Top ten tips for Directors of Children’s Services for building an effective system of SEND and alternative provision

We have highlighted below the top ten tips for Directors of Children's services.

Soulbury Committee - Employers' Side Final Offer 2022 and 2023

The National Employers have made a full and final offer to the Officers’ Side in response to the Officers’ Side’s pay and conditions claim for 2022 and a final pay offer for 2023.

Insight and evaluation: Do your communications really work?

How to create effective frameworks to understand if your communications is working and reaching its audiences.

LG Challenge 2018 - challenge four

The Challenge Videos It was a lovely mid-May morning as the contestants arrived into Huddersfield station for the fourth and penultimate round of the

The democratic dimension

What elected members need from a strategic communications function and how good communications supports a healthy democracy.

Influence and reputation: Building a better relationship with your residents in the age of fake news

Why you need to influence, who and how. How to develop trust through authenticity in the age of fake news.

Leadership: The communicating council in a time of upheaval

How communicators can be a trusted adviser, pre-empting problems and providing leadership across their organisations.

Emergency communications: Leading communities through an unforeseen crisis

The role of communications in leading communities through unforeseen events.

Digital: Social media is the new normal

Harnessing the power of digital to build better relations with customers and citizens.

Employee engagement: The importance of effective internal communication and engagement during change

The importance of internal communications and engagement during times of change.

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