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Making the most of your museums: a handbook for councillors COVER

Making the most of your museums: a handbook for councillors

Produced with Arts Council England, this handbook shares innovative case studies and advice for council-run museums, including operating models, partnership working and how museums can contribute to wider local priorities.

National Graduate Development Programme feedback survey 2019 COVER

National Graduate Development Programme feedback survey 2019

This report presents feedback on the LGA’s National Graduate Development Programme (cohort 19).

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Supplying skills for the local visitor economy COVER

Supplying skills for the local visitor economy

Based on a set of six case studies from across England, the research findings highlight the significant challenges the sector faces in retaining its competitive edge in terms of productivity, recruitment and skills.

Rising to the challenge: lessons of sector-led improvement in local government

Rising to the challenge: lessons of sector-led improvement in local government

This report draws on a series of interviews with the leaders and chief executives which have hosted corporate peer challenges or received sustained improvement support from the LGA.

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Local Government Workforce Survey 2017-18

This survey provides information on key elements of the workforce within local authorities in England. The figures provided by councils include school support staff, but exclude teachers.

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Profit with a purpose

Profit with a purpose – delivering social value through commercial activity

A publication on some of the practicalities of how councils can deliver social value through their commercial activity.

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LGA in Parliament 2018/19

This year’s Local Government Association in Parliament report provides an update on our activities in the Palace of Westminster

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Fire Authority Members Guide

Local government is facing unprecedented challenges across the board with public services working in an increasingly constrained financial context. Fire authorities have an added challenge that, while instances of fire have generally decreased, they must continue to resource services commensurate with the level of risk present in their area.

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Delivering the Armed Forces Covenant locally

The Local Government Association commissioned Shared Intelligence to pull together ten case studies of projects supported by the Covenant Fund. This report presents the results of that research.

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Improving children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing

Findings from the LGA’s peer learning programme.

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Make It Local

To deliver priorities for the public the Government needs to #MakeItLocal

Make It Local

By the start of 2025, we will have had a general election. This is a moment of opportunity.

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