From June to July 2024 the Local Government Association (LGA) conducted an online survey to identify the impact that is likely to result from the Government’s plan not to extend the Household Support Fund beyond September 2024.
The Domestic Homicide Review Survey was sent to all local authorities in England in response to feedback to the Local Government Association regarding the costs and resourcing of Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs).
This report highlights quantitative and qualitative adult social care workforce data showing challenges in recruiting, developing and retaining staff across the different adult social care specialisms, and increasing pressures facing adult social care teams.
This report is in response to heads of IT highlighting challenges in recruiting, developing and retaining staff across all IT disciplines, and increasing pressures facing IT teams. All heads of IT in all English councils were asked to complete an online survey.
This report highlights challenges in recruiting, developing and retaining staff across the different environmental health specialisms, and increasing pressures facing environmental health teams.
This report shows quantitative and qualitative building control workforce data, and highlights challenges in recruiting, developing and retaining staff across all building control disciplines, and the increasing pressures facing building control teams.
In March and April 2024, the LGA sent an online survey to lead members for adult social care at English single-tier and county councils, to gather their insights on the impact of the 2014 Care Act a decade after receiving royal assent.
Between September and November 2023, the LGA conducted a survey of local councils on their preparedness to deal with a cyber incident. The purpose of the survey was to provide the LGA with a baseline on which to build its Cyber, Digital and Technology programme and ensure that local authorities have the support they most need to respond to the increasing cyber threat. This report outlines the findings.
Six key indicators are used to measure residents’ views of their local council. Respondents are also asked to indicate their level of satisfaction with nine council services. Other questions focus on perceptions of safety, trust in politicians and government, and media coverage of councils. Additional questions are occasionally asked.
