Local Government Association

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published an Invitation to local authorities to pilot 100% business rates retention in 2018 to 2019 and to pioneer new pooling and tier-split models.

What you should and shouldn't do during the pre-election period

The Government published a Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity in 2011.

Frequently asked questions about the pre-election period.

Council tax and business rates together make up local authorities’ largest source of income. Central government has a significant degree of control over both council tax and business rates in England and sets the policy framework in which both operate.

Councils are best placed to set out the vision and direction for youth provision in their area.

There are many occasions where you need to know more detail about what your residents, partners and wider communities think about specific issues that affect them. This is known as consultation.

Communicating with residents is an important council responsibility. To make sure that we are fulfilling this responsibility, it is important that we understand not only how our residents consume information, but also how they would like to.