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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

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.

NJC for brigade managers - Gold Book pay award 2026

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

Modern slavery in supply chains

Councils are uniquely placed to be at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery, and are demonstrating awareness and ethical leadership by voluntarily completing modern slavery transparency statements.

Further resources on modern slavery

There are numerous organisations working to tackle modern slavery in the UK and many resources available.

Cyber-attacks – effective comms before, during and after an attack

How do you respond to an emergency when your digital channels are down?

100% Business Rates Retention: Further consultation on the design of the reformed system

The LGA has responded to the Government’s further consultation on proposals for the reformed business rates retention system.

Employer Link

Connecting HR and finance professionals with expert employment guidance.

Capitalising on council assets: How Colchester is competing via ultrafast broadband

Colchester Borough Council has utilised its own CCTV network to deploy a fibre broadband network across its city centre for less than 10% of the cost of installing it from scratch.

House building in England

Local government is working with partners to release land with the capacity for at least 160,000 homes.

What are the stages to reform?

In this collection of articles, sector experts reflect on what needs to happen next to ensure social care is sustainably funded for the long-term and the lessons to be learned from previous attempts at reform. The LGA’s own views will now be shaped in our own social care green paper, to launch later in the summer.

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