We co-created and delivered lottery-funded programmes for cultural services (with Arts Council England) and for sports and physical activity (with Sport England).
Our Cyber, Digital and Technology programme published resources and guidance, provided policy representation and incident response support, and convened local government digitalisation networks.
Our Economic Growth and Recovery Improvement programme provided resources and support to enhance the role and capacity of local councils to deliver economic growth.
Our finance programmes used expertise from across local government, informed by regional intelligence and data, to support local authorities to manage complex financial challenges facing the sector.
Our free local area data benchmarking tool – LG Inform – supported councils to increase their service delivery capabilities and champion data-informed decision-making.
The NGDP (National Graduate Development Programme) placed high quality graduates in councils across the country, helping councils to meet strategic goals and build a pipeline of future talent.
Our Next Generation programme offered ambitious and talented councillors political development opportunities developed within party political traditions and with party political experts.
