Briefings and responses

Helping children and young people to fulfil their potential is a key ambition of all councils, but our children’s services are under increasing pressure.

In order to achieve consistently high quality outcomes for children, young people and their carers, social workers must have and maintain the skills and knowledge to establish effective relationships with children, adults and families, professionals in a range of agencies.

This LGA briefing provides a summary of the NPPF consultation proposals likely to be of most interest to local authorities.

This LGA briefing contains information on adult social care funding and Delayed Transfers of Care (DTOCs).

A diverse range of bus services operate outside England’s major cities, from inter-urban connectors through small networks around towns to relatively long-distance services often providing the only transport link to small communities other than a private car.

On 27 February 2018 council funding was discussed at Treasury Questions. The amount of money local authorities’ hold in their reserves was debated as part of this session. This briefing sets out the LGA’s key messages on the subject and our analysis which is based on the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government data.

We welcomed the findings of the Mendoza Review, but we are concerned that it identified local authority-run and supported museums as most vulnerable to funding pressures.

LGA Debate to mark International Women’s Day: 8 March 2018

The Government needs to give social housing providers clear guidance on what materials can be used to replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.

Amendment statements for border checks; family reunification; local government consultation and devolution.