Publications

Despite considerable changes in national education policy and school organisation over recent years, councils retain the bulk of their statutory duties when it comes to education. This guide aims to support councils in their work delivering an excellent education for all children and young people.

The LGA in Parliament report highlights a vital part of our role as the voice of local government, working with parliamentarians as we seek to inform debates, scrutinise legislation that affects local government, and shape the reports of select committees and All-Party Parliamentary Groups.

The LGA commissioned Hoey Ainscough Associates, with support from Wilkin Chapman LLP, to assist in engaging with the sector to establish sentiment on reforms to the councillor standards framework, and support the development of a response to the Government’s 'strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England' consultation. This report sets out approach taken, the results under key areas and proposes some points for consideration.

This guide aims to help those in leadership roles to understand what good risk management looks like and to undertake their roles successfully.

This must know guide provides an overview of how to implement personalisation in adult social care, offering an introduction to the principles and practices of personalisation and to implementing these concepts.

In February 2025, The Procurement Act (2023) will come into force, changing the way that public bodies – including local authorities – procure goods and services. In order to gauge councils’ awareness of and readiness for the procurement reforms, the Local Government Association (LGA) sent an online survey to Heads of Procurement of all 317 local authorities in England.

This report outlines the local government digital landscape, including the breadth of the opportunities and unique challenges.

This resource pack provides an overview of councils' responsibilities towards care leavers and showcases best practice examples of how councils across the country are providing excellent and innovative support.

This document draws on interviews with directors and other senior leaders from the first wave of CQC assessments. It is based on their approach, reflections, and suggestions for those councils that are preparing for assessment for the first time. The spread of judgements of those involved with published reports was 8 Good and 4 Requires Improvement. CQC assessments start when they send an information return to a council and end when they publish the report.