Local Government Association

We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve

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Circular NJC/2/26 – Pay award 2026

The NJC has agreed an increase of 3.8 per cent with effect from 1 July 2026. This circular contains the revised rates of pay from 1 July 2026.

Performance management for local authorities

We offer a range of resources to help councillors and officers to deliver effective performance management, including performance management guides for councillors and officers, case studies and our free data benchmarking tool LG Inform.

Roundtable on discriminatory abuse, 14 July 2022

This is a summary of the discussions that took place in the breakout rooms at the Roundtable event, which followed presentations. The discussions were structured in response to four questions. As well as responding to the question, participants made suggestions about future developmental work, which have been summarised below.partner

Past challenges

Listed is information about all our past challenges from 2011 onwards. If your council is interested in hosting a challenge, please email [email protected].