Local Government Association

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

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Adult social care peer review: feedback from local authorities

"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."

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.

Operational commissioning

These resources have been grouped into key areas of focus to reflect the scope of the workshops and the different elements of the situation facing

Digital Switchover Business Case

This document has been created, with input from councils, to support you to develop your own business case for the migration of telecare services from analogue to digital within your council. It encourages you to think about risks, benefits and costs that can occur during the shift from analogue to digital telephone lines.