Local Government Association

Standard 2 is about using effective workforce planning systems to make sure that the right number of social workers, with the right level of skills and experience, are available to meet current and future service demands.

This standard is about developing a strategic vision and ensuring professional leadership for the social work service. This vision and leadership should provide a strong framework, with a clear understanding about the principles that constitute good social work practice and how those principles function. This overarching framework should encompass all eight of the employer standards.

Preliminary LGA analysis ahead of the 2020 Budget and Spending Review has identified that council services face a funding gap of £6.4 billion forming in the day-to-day council budgets in 2024/25 in comparison to 2019/20 budgets.

This page includes information on local election support available through the LGA principal advisers and Political Group Offices

On a misty February morning, ten local government officers gathered in Kingston for the first LG Challenge of 2020 at Surrey County Council.

This will be the Government’s first Budget following the General Election and the UK’s Exit for the European Union and is an opportunity for councils to play a key role in kick-starting the delivery of national domestic priorities and reforms.

Housing Advisers Programme case study: 2018/19 cohort

During consultation as part of the review for the revised Homelessness Strategy, the council were advised that private landlords did not feel that they were listened to and as loss of Assured Shorthold Tenancy (ASTs) was the second highest reason for homelessness, the council asked the LGA to engage with private landlords to identify what could be done to try and prevent/relieve homelessness in the future.

Housing Advisers Programme case study

2018/19 cohort

Working collaboratively with the council, we designed and executed an options appraisal to support Gloucester City Council to identify and evaluate the optimum delivery strategy.

Gloucester City Council are now pursuing a strategy to identify potential joint venture partners with whom they will seek to acquire a range of properties meeting differing needs, including temporary accommodation.

The challenge