Here you will find guidance and toolkits aimed at assisting councils and councillors in their roles. In this section: Communications support A range of guides and resources to help support and advance communications activity at your council. Community action The LGA is working to support councils to better engage their communities in the design and delivery of services - something we are calling community action. Data and transparency Find out about a range of LGA programmes to promote the understanding of open data, develop a policy towards local transparency and identify and share good practice of open data use. External audit This section outlines the latest information in a number of key developments taking place with regards to external audit of local government and its services. Equality frameworks Transformation As councils seek to meet the financial challenge, many are embarking on significant transformation programmes. What does it mean to be a councillor? What does being a councillor actually involve? And how rewarding can the responsibility be? Find out by reading the testimonies of serving local authority members. Share this page: Twitter Facebook Google+ Print this page
Communications support A range of guides and resources to help support and advance communications activity at your council.
Community action The LGA is working to support councils to better engage their communities in the design and delivery of services - something we are calling community action.
Data and transparency Find out about a range of LGA programmes to promote the understanding of open data, develop a policy towards local transparency and identify and share good practice of open data use.
External audit This section outlines the latest information in a number of key developments taking place with regards to external audit of local government and its services.
Transformation As councils seek to meet the financial challenge, many are embarking on significant transformation programmes.
What does it mean to be a councillor? What does being a councillor actually involve? And how rewarding can the responsibility be? Find out by reading the testimonies of serving local authority members.