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.
Over a 6-month period in early 2018, 10 contestants will tackle five tough real life challenges in councils across the country, spanning front line, financial, creative and leadership challenges. The third challenge took place in Wiltshire Council.
On a spring day in the middle of March, our 10 contestants gathered at Stafford train station in eager anticipation ahead of the start of the second round of the 2018 LG Challenge.
The library includes key policy, guidance and tools for those involved in delivering the work, as well as useful information and resources for people with lived experience and their families. This page uses Easy read, a way of presenting information that makes it easier for people with learning disabilities and others who may struggle with standard text to understand.
The LGA is committed to operating within the spirit of the legislation governing its member councils and therefore publishes its gender pay gap information.
In December 2024 the Government announced that from 2026/27 it would introduce a new assessment of need and resources, building on the framework set out in the previous government’s review of Relative Needs and Resources (originally Fair Funding Review). It also announced that the 50 per cent Business Rates Retention system would be reset from April 2026. The LGA has been collaborating with councils and the Government to take these proposals forward.
To date, SkillsHouse has supported more than 1,000 unemployed people to find work, while the wider Get Bradford Working programme has helped over 3,000 people into employment.
On a glacial Wednesday morning in early February, 10 new contestants gathered in Barking Town Hall for the start of the 2018 Local Government Challenge.
