Local Government Association

The Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) is a cross-government initiative between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and One Public Estate (OPE) which is delivered in partnership by the Local Government Association and the Cabinet Office.

Contact details for all Regional Employers’ Organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Currently councils are housing over 200,000 homeless people in temporary accommodation. 1.2 million households are currently on the social housing waiting list.

We want the Government to work with councils on an ambition to build 100,000 council homes a year.

How can councils, once again, deliver the homes that are needed across the country?

Jon Sutcliffe writes about the importance of data in workforce development and LGA plans for the future.

Find out more about our series of #CouncilsCan related publications.

The project aim was to help the council build an effective, sustainable counter fraud capability. This was achieved through fraud awareness to promote an anti-fraud culture and investigating and pursuing those found to be committing fraudulent behaviour.