Publications

Councils have a key role to play when it comes to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm. This guide is designed to provide councillors with an introduction to FGM, provide some background on the national policy context of what is being done to reduce FGM and how councils can contribute to it.

Topic specific briefing packs providing guidance and advice to councillors on how preparing for a changing climate can help achieve wider local priorities.

Topic specific briefing packs providing guidance and advice to councillors on how preparing for a changing climate can help achieve wider local priorities.

This resource describes how public health in a number of councils has started to use the opportunities of a local government setting to improve health and wellbeing.

This report outlines the tenth set of results in a series of regular LGA public polls on resident satisfaction with local councils.

The Local Government Workforce Survey 2013/14 provides information on key elements of the local government workforce.

As schools are given more freedom, it becomes more, not less, important that they are effectively held to account.

The LGA, NHS England and the Care Provider Alliance have published a guide to the Mental Capacity Act. This is aimed at supporting care providers providing community services.  

The LGA is a politically-led, cross-party organisation, working on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice.

In March 2015 the LGA wrote to local authorities (LAs) inviting them to complete an online self-assessment about their plans to prepare for the transfer of commissioning responsibilities for 0-5 year olds from NHS England to local government on 1 October 2015.