Local Government Association

We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve

Restore active travel funding for councils

Sexual health services at risk of breaking point

2023 Local Government Apprentice of the Year announced

Tree Canopy Cover Survey and Planting Strategy

Babergh and Mid Suffolk used the National Tree Map to establish tree canopy cover across both predominantly rural districts, allowing them to understand tree cover to ward level and spatially, along with the value of benefits trees provide us with.

Restore active travel funding for councils – LGA on NAO report into Active Travel England

It is disappointing that councils have seen an unexpected £200 million cut to their budgets for active travel projects

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: Inclusive entry-level positions

Barnsley Council’s ‘inclusive offer’ creates opportunities for young people who need extra support to benefit from work.

Adult social care assurance: the return of regulation and the role of elected members, 6 June 2023

Presentations from this event are available here.

Sexual health services at risk of breaking point: LGA responds to UKHSA statistics on new STI diagnoses

These new statistics continue to show that local council-commissioned sexual health services are at risk of breaking point, with rising demand coming at the same time as real terms cuts to funding

Population Intervention Triangle toolkit

Place based approaches for addressing health inequalities, material developed by the LGA and Public Health England.

Why not home, why not today? Putting a stop to DTOC

Addressing the challenges of delays to transfers of care – November 2017

These materials describe practical, collaborative approaches to tackle the

Strengths based social care

Sharing practical approaches

The Care Act 2014 requires councils to ‘consider a person’s own strengths and capabilities, and what support might be

Chief executives pay agreement 2022

This is locked content for Workforce members and Employer Link subscribers.

Managing the impact of higher energy costs on community leisure provision – A guide for local authorities

Sports England has developed a guidance note which is particularly relevant for local authorities who have outsourced the management of their facilities to external operators.

Procurement Bill, Report Stage, House of Lords, 28 November 2022

Our primary concern is that the Bill will significantly limit public bodies from using the current vertical and horizontal procurement exemptions, which enable councils and public sector bodies to enter into collaborative arrangements to run efficient public services.