Publications

This summary sets out our sector support offer available to local authorities in 2023/24.

Councils are critical in preparing people and places to the impacts of the changing climate. As leaders in communities, they deliver hundreds of essential services to protect public health, manage roads, prepare for floods, and provide open space. Nationally we are not sufficiently prepared for the impacts of climate change, and central government must prioritise its work with local government to close this gap. This research report explores local authorities' preparedness for climate adaptation.

These case studies highlight the varied ways councils are working in partnership with the NHS and other local partners to introduce Health and Wellbeing Hubs.

Using the principles of Work Local, this policy position sets out how this relationship could operate, bringing together net zero and the skills system to align and collectively develop the green skills and jobs that are needed.

This report by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition considers the policy landscape in England in relation to children and young people’s mental health over the last decade, and reviews progress relating to implementation and impact. The report is informed by a rapid review of policy which was carried out between January and March 2023. These findings reflect the view of the Coalition, not the LGA. 

Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC) and Finance Peer Challenge (FPC) continue to be highly effective tools at the heart of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) sector support programme. The sector remains committed to them and this is demonstrated by the levels of take-up of the offer.

Our publication outlines how councils can better support councillors to prevent and handle abuse and includes principles for councils to consider, top tips and good practice case studies.

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

The 2023 annual report details the work of the LGA Liberal Democrat Group over the past year.

Research Report, May – June 2023: Research Report, May – June 2023: This survey aimed to capture data on the current appetite for virtual meeting options at statutory council meetings and understand the positive and negative effects of returning to in person only council meetings in England.