Local Government Association

Our highly valued peer challenges programme provided councils with effective insight, guidance, and challenge to enable continuous improvement.

Our Planning Advisory Service (PAS) delivered programmes funded by DLUHC, Defra and Natural England to help local planning authorities to improve and update planning services.

Our Procurement and Commissioning programme supported councils to prepare for the new Transforming Public Procurement regime and address key procurement challenges.

In 2022/23, our far-reaching regional support programme engaged with all 333 councils in England, helping to ensuring that councils had the support they needed to harness opportunities and address challenges.

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.

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.

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.

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.