"The peer challenge has been extremely helpful in getting corporate support for some of our key improvement areas such as engagement, co production and becoming data and intelligence led."
The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.
As the voice of local government, the LGA aims to lead by example. This policy sets out our commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency and the steps we will take in order to achieve this.
In 2022/23, we sponsored a range of officer development programmes, designed and delivered by Solace, for the sector’s rising stars, executive leaders and chief executives.
Our award-winning One Public Estate (OPE) programme supports locally led partnerships of public sector bodies to kickstart regeneration and transform public service delivery.
Our Partners in Care and Health programme supported councils to improve the way they deliver adult social care and public health services, helping Government to understand the challenges faced by the sector.
Our Planning Advisory Service (PAS) delivered programmes funded by DLUHC, Defra and Natural England to help local planning authorities to improve and update planning services.
Our Procurement and Commissioning programme supported councils to prepare for the new Transforming Public Procurement regime and address key procurement challenges.
In 2022/23, our far-reaching regional support programme engaged with all 333 councils in England, helping to ensuring that councils had the support they needed to harness opportunities and address challenges.
Our Better Use of Data programme supported councils to recognise the value of data, make good use of it in decision-making, bring better outcomes for residents and businesses, and enable efficient working across services.
