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LGA launches outline for plan to tackle homelessness

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien elected LGA Chair and calls for real devolution

Building lasting futures locally

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.

Employment Relations Unit

Comprehensive advice on all aspects of employment relations and practices. Our services are aimed at local authority needs.

Waste and streetscene

Waste and streetscene case studies

Public health

Find out what councils are doing to improve public health and reduce costs.

Digital tools and approaches

Digital tools and approaches case studies

Council tax and benefits

Council tax and benefits case studies

Children, young people and families

Children, young people and families case studies

Adult social care

Find out how councils are reducing adult social care costs and not only maintaining, but also improving, services to customers.

Offender management and crime reduction

Here you can find out what other councils are doing to reduce costs around offender management and crime reduction.

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