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1,700 children referred to children’s social care every day

Government response to consultation on audit reform - LGA statement

HCLG committee report on children in temporary accommodation – LGA response

Transformation

Transformation resources, guidance and training for officers and councillors.

Home Office Consultation: Ransomware proposals   

The Home Office have launched a consultation on legislative proposals for ransomware. Their proposals aim to introduce legislation to increase incident reporting and reduce payments to criminals.  

Our support

Our sector support offer continues is shaped through direct engagement with local government and provides wide ranging tools and support to respond to live and emerging challenges and opportunities.

Data maturity support

The LGA’s better use of data programme offers a range of free-to-access support to help local authorities improve their data maturity.

Annual construction conference - day 2: 13 February 2025

The LGA, in collaboration with NACF, hosted the Annual Construction Conference, a two-day virtual event.

Annual construction conference - day 1: 11 February 2025

The LGA, in collaboration with NACF, hosted the Annual Construction Conference, a two-day virtual event.

Had a good innings? The importance of healthy life expectancy

The latest data on healthy life expectancy (HLE) in England from the ONS provides a detailed look at how long people can expect to live in good health.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge: Uttlesford District Council

Feedback report: 3 to 5 December 2024

JNC coroners’ circular no 70 - Coroners’ Society (England and Wales (CSEW) give notice of withdrawal

We have received a formal letter on behalf of the Coroners’ Society of England and Wales (CSEW) on 18 March 2024 which confirmed that the CSEW would be withdrawing from the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) Coroners.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge – Progress Review: City of York Council

Feedback: 9 December 2024

Cultural Strategies Community of Practice – call for participants

The University of Southampton and the Local Government Association are delighted to be collaborating on ‘The Connecting and placing cultural

2025 Be a Councillor national campaign launch, 20 March 2025

Be a councillor launch slides
The LGA team

Cost pressures and funding gap modelling 2025 – Technical Guidance

This analysis is based on financial data reported by councils in the Revenue Outturn (RO) forms published by the Department for Levelling-up, Housing and Local Government (DLUHC).

LGA transformation conference, March 2025

Delegate resources pack

Keynote Speech: Change resilience and managing people through transformation
Shokat Lal, Chief Executive, Sandwell Council

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