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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 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.

NJC for brigade managers - Gold Book pay award 2026

The NJC for Brigade Managers has agreed to a pay award.

Circular NJC/3/26 – Continual professional development payments: payments by authority

Appendix A contains the revised payments by individual fire authority.

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.

Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) status

The LGA gained their Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status in August 2018 and are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

LG Challenge 2019

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Council Housing 100

2019 marks 100 years since the Addison Act was passed, which introduced the notion of councils building social housing on a large scale.

Module 6 | Progress with LIS development

The Government is aiming to agree Local Industrial Strategies with all areas of England by early 2020 and their development has proceeded within three

Local Industrial Strategies Online Hub

A series of resources capturing learning from the LGA’s Local Industrial Strategy support offer.

#CouncilsCan

With the right funding and powers, councils can continue to lead their local areas, improve residents’ lives, reduce demand for public services and save money for the taxpayer.

Module 5 | The role of councils in LIS development

One of the key place-based announcements contained in the Government’s Industrial Strategy was the introduction of Local Industrial Strategies (LIS)

Module 4 | Driving inclusive growth through a LIS

The Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) is an important opportunity to think about how economies can support more inclusive outcomes – including: better

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