Local Government Association

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

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Top tips early years: speech, language and communication

View tips on early years speech, language and communication.

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.

Challenge 3: Wiltshire Council

In March the LG Challenge 2024 cohort headed to the South West to tackle their third challenge, hosted by Wiltshire Council.

Financial resilience in children’s services

Alongside the wider LGA corporate finance offer, we have a specific offer to help local authorities to better understand the use of resources and capacity across children’s services and the impact of this on budgets.

Ensure accessibility

Create services or solutions designed in a way that are usable for everyone.

Prototyping

Create and test design concepts for new services or solutions.

Service blueprinting

Understand the whole service including touchpoints and supporting technology.

Persona development

Create detailed representations of the users of a service or solution.