Local Government Association

Paul Bristow, Director, Strategic Partnerships and Place Policy at Arts Council England explores what a coherent approach to funding and governance would look like at a local, national and regional level. What mechanisms would enable this? How could this support the delivery of a legitimate local cultural strategy?

Val Birchall, immediate past chair of the Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA), explores how we need a 'national rethink' about how we support and grow cultural provision as an essential component of place-led working.

Dr Henry Kippin, CEO of North of Tyne Combined Authority, and Professor Katy Shaw, Director of Partnerships: Northumbria University, discuss the context of culture and devolution in the North East.

On 1 April 2024, we celebrated the 50th anniversary for hundreds of councils across the country created under the Local Government Act 1972.

This brief allows you to get a quick understanding of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology's response to the AI White Paper consultation and what it means for local government.

In February, the LG Challenge 2024 cohort headed to West Yorkshire to tackle their second challenge, hosted by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

Following on from the publication of Cornerstones of Culture, the final report of our Commission on Culture and Local Government, we have launched a series of think pieces exploring the future of local publicly-funded cultural services and devolution.

Feedback report: 21 - 24 November 2023