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Audit, scrutiny and risk

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.

LGA corporate environmental policy

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.

Culture and devolution think pieces - foreword

Councillor Liz Green, Chair of the LGA's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair of Arts Council England and Lord Neil Mendoza provided a foreword for the launch of the think piece series.

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Culture and devolution: a series of think pieces

Following on from the publication of Cornerstones of Culture, the final report of our Commission on Culture and Local Government, we have launched a series of think pieces exploring the future of local publicly-funded cultural services and devolution.

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