Briefings and responses

Every resident has the right to a good quality of life, and to aspire to improve their circumstances regardless of their background or where they live.

Local government plays an important role in providing support to children in their early years.

Local government has a huge, central role to play in tackling this problem.

An introduction to the Act and its consequences for local government.

Key summary points and briefings for local government on the Child and Social Work Bill.

Finding loving homes for children is one of the most important jobs that councils do.

The latest annual data on NHS spending in 2016/17 reveals there were 42,911 extractions of multiple teeth in under 18s in England at a cost of £36.2 million.

Making sure all children and young people have the bright future they deserve is a key ambition of every council. Councils want all young people to be able to enjoy their lives, reach their full potential and make a good transition to adulthood with good health and wellbeing.

This briefing sets out the LGA’s key messages on the subject and our analysis of council revenue account budgets.

Keeping children safe is one of the most important roles a council fulfils. While England remains one of the safest places in the world to grow up thanks to the tireless work of our children’s services colleagues and their partners, we agree that significant reform is needed to ensure the right systems are in place to not only protect children, but to help them and their families to thrive.