Local Government Association

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

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Improving support for care leavers, 24 April 2024

Presentations from this event can be found here.

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.

Manage resources

Effectively plan, allocate and use resources to achieve desired transformation outcomes.

Manage dependencies

Identify and track dependencies between different programmes to ensure risks and resources are managed.

Define requirements

Identify and document the expectations of stakeholders in relation to the delivery of a product or service.

Manage risk

Enable potential risks which could impact the achievement of intended outcomes to be mitigated.

Develop business cases

Effectively create and present comprehensive justifications for undertaking a particular project.

Able to prioritise

Determine the relative importance of activities in relation to transformation objectives.