Publications

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a terrible crime with destructive and far reaching consequences for victims, their families, and society. It is not limited to any particular geography, ethnic or social background, and all councils should assume that CSE is happening in their area and take proactive action to prevent it.

The National Graduate Development Programme (ndgp) is a development programme for high-calibre graduates wishing to pursue a management career in local government.

This guidance sets out the statutory requirements for agencies and explores how the community trigger might be implemented locally.

‘Investing in our nation's future: The first 100 days of the next government' was launched last year by the LGA. It set out the challenges any new government will face in May 2015 and provided a local government offer that will help them deal with the most pressing issues.

Three years ago, alongside the abolition of the previous top down inspection regime, the LGA published "Taking the lead" setting out an approach to improvement in local government which had been developed and agreed with councils.

This second edition has been published in response to the widespread renaissance in allotment gardening that has taken place since the first edition was published.

The Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme (JIP) and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have produced some guides for providers about the Mental Capacity Act. Alongisde these they have published this easy read guide about the Mental Capacity Act.

This report, commissioned by the LGA and published by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), examines how a sample of councils, working with local partners, designed and delivered schemes to provide one-to-one mentoring, training, work placements and apprenticeships.

Growing numbers of councils have been calling for greater powers to tackle the sale of new psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as ‘legal highs'.

Topic specific briefing packs providing guidance and advice to councillors on how preparing for a changing climate can help achieve wider local priorities.