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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.

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.

Day in the life blog

Kerry Challoner, Planning and Development Manager, outlines a typical working day.

LGR: Children's services

Protecting and supporting children is a vital role of any local authority, and as such councils will be looking carefully at their children’s services arrangements throughout LGR and beyond. 

LGR: Housing, planning and homelessness

Clear, aligned arrangements support continuity of statutory duties, strengthen homelessness prevention and enable the new authority to respond consistently to housing need.

Finance Unpacked

Finance Unpacked is a series of animated videos from the Local Government Association to explain some of the key concepts in local government finance and audit.