Publications

Local democracy is strongest when there are high levels of civic representation, where citizens voices are heard and taken into account in local decision-making.

The final research report of the quantitative data from the LGA's call for evidence on abuse and intimidation of councillors.

Councillor mentoring undertaken by our cohort of councillor peers is an important part of our Sector Support programme funded by the UK Government. Our councillor mentoring helps councils and councillors to receive the support they need to deliver services to the public as effectively as possible.

This guidance framework outlines the 12 key components of effective coalitions and includes a development tool for councillors, officers and regional teams to use in developing their own local arrangements.

Developed by Dr Stephanie Snape, this 30-step framework explores the role of the chief executive in supporting a transition to 'no overall control' (NOC) and successful NOC working.

This report provides an overview and summary of highlights from our 2021/22 council improvement support programme.

Welsh Liberal Democrats edition

What matters to you in your local area? Whatever needs changing in your neighbourhood, you could be just the person to change it by becoming a local councillor. No other role gives you the chance to make such a huge difference to the quality of life for people in your local area.

This end of year report provides an overview and summary of highlights from the 2020/21 support programme.

The following summary sets out the sector support offer available to local authorities in 2024/25.