This report aims to provide a series of key recommendations for action at a local, regional and national level to address the key workforce challenges that face the finance profession in English councils.
This practical guidance draws on extensive engagement with front line teams, statutory guidance and mental health discharge operational models that are working well across the country.
This survey was conducted by the Local Government Association on behalf of the National Joint Council for Local Authorities’ Fire and Rescue Services in order to provide up-to-date information about the workforce.
Local government plays a vital role in championing inclusion health for our most vulnerable communities. This report and the case studies within it offer insight into the optimal ways of working with inclusion health groups, whilst also shining a light on the scale of work required to improve healthcare for a diverse range of people across England
This report details findings from the first LGA leaders pulse survey, revealing the views of 70 English council leaders. It provides a cross-sector view of how leaders feel, where they feel the most pride and optimism in their work, their views on key upcoming challenges and their wishes for the future.
The School Attendance Support Survey was sent to all education authorities in England in order that the Local Government Association (LGA) could get a clear picture of the extent to which councils were incurring extra costs where they were already adhering to the Department for Education’s non-statutory guidance, and use these findings in on-going lobbying work with DfE.
A practitioners' guide to applying the community coordinated approach for adult social care front door model. This report is linked to a strategic overview of the model.
Understanding the necessary conditions for councils with adult social care responsibilities to move to collaborative, strength- based, preventative approaches.
This guide sets out seven key learnings on how to take a systems approach to create place-based change. The learnings come from five council-led projects in England who took part in a grant-funded programme, Shaping Places for Healthier Lives.
