Local Government Association

This section highlights how councils are working with local partners to develop support schemes for residents struggling with the rise in the cost of living.

This section shows examples of how councils are developing localised employment and skills programmes to support residents back into work.

The section explores efforts being made to address financial insecurity and hardship, one of the biggest impacts of the rising cost of living.

This section outlines efforts being made by councils and other organisations to enhance people's health and wellbeing, on which the rising cost of living has impacted.

Presentations from this event are now available.

In March 2024, we conducted a consultation, in the form of a short survey, to gather views on the recently published draft skills framework for local government (the ‘skills framework’).

The 'politics and the political interface' element of the local government chief executive role involves impartiality, guiding, politics, political parties, tiers of government, interface and overlaps.

The 'leadership development' element of the local government chief executive role involves leadership, direction, culture, risk, control and safeguarding, teamwork and collaboration.