Local Government Association

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.

This guide explores the role councillors can play on social media, how to engage in healthy debate and tackle misinformation, as well as what to consider when publishing or sharing content.

This guide will explore the growing problem of online abuse and attacks. Many councillors experience this sort of negativity on social media. It is important to know how to identify it and effectively deal with it

This is a brief introductory guide to social media accessibility for councillors. The advice is not specific to any social media platform.

This is an introductory guide for councillors on how to use YouTube. The guide provides advice and guidance on how to get started, what kinds of videos work, how to create them and ways of dealing with comments from the public.