Local Government Association

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

LGA responds to ADASS Spring Survey

LGA launches outline for plan to tackle homelessness

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien elected LGA Chair and calls for real devolution

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge – Progress Review: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Feedback report: 15 April 2026

Staying safe in person as a councillor, Tuesday 14 July 2026

Reflections on managing LGR from Dorset County Council

An interview with Mike Harries, ex-chief executive of Dorset County Council.

LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2026 (7-9 July) – Bournemouth

Download presentations from the LGA conference 2026.

LGA Parliamentary Bill Tracker

An overview of key government Bills progressing through Parliament of relevance to local government.

JNC coroners management side circular to local authorities - pay and next steps

In our last circular issued on 12 June we gave a further update on the coroner’s pay bargaining situation. Since then, the Ministry of Justice has shared with us correspondence between the CSEW and the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy MP. With their permission we share that correspondence with you as an appendix to this circular.

LGA Digital Showcase

What is the LGA Digital Showcase Conference? The objective of this conference is to showcase some of the excellent and innovative work councils are

London Borough of Hackney – embedding diversity and equality in local government communications

An example offers an inclusive approach to communications, which centres around building trust and seeking to ensure all community members are informed.

Resignations at Easter

Q1: If a teacher is resigning to take up another teaching post, can a school require the teacher to work notice beyond the start of the summer term at

Sick leave/pay

Q1: How do you determine a ‘new’ teacher's ‘year of service’ in relation to calculating the relevant sick pay entitlement increases dependent on

Teaching & learning responsibility (TLR) payments

Q1. From when can schools determine TLR1 and TLR2 payments based on the proportion of responsibilities undertaken? A: From 1 September 2025, relevant

Safeguarding pay

These Questions and Answers (Q&As) on pay and terms & conditions have been formulated by the LGA Schools Sounding Board members who are experienced at applying the STPCD (England) and Burgundy Book (England and Wales) in their authorities

Erimus, boosting community cohesion, Middlesbrough

An example of how a large- scale community dance project achieved transformational social and cultural outcomes and won national awards for its contribution to community cohesion.

School teachers' pay and conditions Q&As

These Questions and Answers on pay and terms & conditions have been formulated by the LGA Schools Sounding Board members who are experienced at applying the STPCD and Burgundy Book in their authorities.

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