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LG Horizons Network

The LG Horizons Network is a peer network hosted by the LGA for senior council officers working on the long-term future of local government. It is a

Day in the life blog

Kerry Challoner, Planning and Development Manager, outlines a typical working day.

LGR: Children's services

Protecting and supporting children is a vital role of any local authority, and as such councils will be looking carefully at their children’s services arrangements throughout LGR and beyond. 

LGR: Housing, planning and homelessness

Clear, aligned arrangements support continuity of statutory duties, strengthen homelessness prevention and enable the new authority to respond consistently to housing need.