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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.

Research and data – 2022/23 highlights

Our Better Use of Data programme supported councils to recognise the value of data, make good use of it in decision-making, bring better outcomes for residents and businesses, and enable efficient working across services.

Workforce and HR support – 2022/23 highlights

Our Workforce and HR programme supported councils as employers as they faced workforce challenges and uncertainty, where new and increasing demands on our workforce brought challenges and opportunities.

Doctor Caroline Culen: Austria - our children in crisis

This is an independent article from Mag.a Dr.in Caroline Culen, PhD, Clinical and Health Psychologist, CEO, Austrian Children’s Health League, part of the LGA children and young people's mental health think piece series. The piece explores the mental health situation for children in Austria.

Inclusive Fire Service Group Statement

The Inclusive Fire Service Group (IFSG), an NJC led sector wide body for the UK fire and rescue service has reaffirmed its commitment to its original terms of reference, alongside a renewed focus and determination to support and promote the development of positive culture and inclusive behaviours in the service.