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LGA starts discussions on assurance framework for local government

The Local Government Association has begun to work with the sector, professional associations, and other groups to map the different elements which currently provide assurance of the performance of local government, in the interests of clarity and transparency and to help understanding of how they all fit together. 

This follows a recommendation from the LGA’s recent corporate peer challenge.

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LGA starts discussions on assurance framework for local government

Improvement and assurance framework for local government

We aim to map the various elements that provide assurance of the performance of local government and to demonstrate how they all fit together. We hope that this framework will be useful both for councils and the public.

Improvement and assurance framework for local government

Manchester City Council: Security and licensing

Following the tragic Manchester Arena terror attack in 2017, at which 22 people lost their lives, Manchester City Council proactively took steps to embed the principles of Martyn’s Law within the existing licensing framework to enhance and promote public safety in places and spaces where licensable activities take place in Manchester.

Manchester City Council: Security and licensing

Toolkit: Partnership working with the voluntary and community sector

Strong relationships between councils and the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) are the bedrock of successful places. This toolkit aims to support councils on this journey. It builds upon research commissioned by the Local Government Association and conducted by Locality, into the state of strategic relationships between councils and their local voluntary and community sector.

Toolkit: Partnership working with the voluntary and community sector

The role of councils in tackling digital exclusion: a reason to act - Good Things Foundation: opinion piece

Helen Milner, Group CEO at Good Things foundation has written an opinion piece about the report the LGA commissioned DMS Research and Consulting to produce. The report explores the links between various types of disadvantage and the availability and usage of digital infrastructure, and considers the role of councils in tackling digital exclusion.

The role of councils in tackling digital exclusion: a reason to act - Good Things Foundation: opinion piece

Performance management guide for councillors

This guide contains ideas, tools and approaches to help councillors manage performance effectively, in collaboration with local authority officers.

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Performance management guide for councillors