Local Government Association

Councils and the NHS must work together as equal partners.

The only way to level up the economy is to let councils act.

The inadequacy of the funding model for social care has held care and support back for too long.

Government must commit to sufficiently fund and reprioritise prevention.

Public service pension schemes: changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes: Local Government Association response.

Councils worked at breakneck speed and pulled out all the stops to protect communities and support the most vulnerable in response to the global pandemic. Our workforce was at the heart of helping us through this national emergency. Our Workforce Principal Adviser, Sarah Ward, reflects on how this changed work for all of us and what will be different in our workplaces as we move forward into the renew stage of this new world.

We have produced a series of written and video guides to support councillors in using social media.

This is an introduction for councillors on the use of social media. It includes an overview of how and why councillors should use it, their responsibilities, ways to stay safe and approaches to handling negativity.