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Automatic fire sprinklers – A toolkit for local authorities

This toolkit is a guide for both officers and members on fire sprinklers. It provides information on how they operate, what their benefits are and how they are installed. It also offers information to members and officers to help them lobby within their own organisations, helping them to advocate the merits of sprinklers whilst dispelling some of the myths that have built up.

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Councillor workbook: neighbourhood and community engagement

In this workbook you will encounter a number of features designed to help you think about the issues surrounding the development of neighbourhood and community engagement.

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Healthy futures front cover

Healthy futures: supporting and promoting the health needs of looked after children

This document contains seven case studies of positive initiatives in local authorities around the country.

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The LGA housing commission final report

At the LGA Annual Conference in July 2016 we published the preliminary findings from the commission. Since then, we have been impressed and proud of the work underway in the sector, and encouraged by the initial response from the Government.

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Working to support positive parenting and relationships front cover

Working to support positive parenting and relationships. What can councils do?

A set of case studies showing how councils can support positive parenting and relationships.

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Community engagement on female genital mutilation

These case studies provide some examples of how councils and their partners have been working with women and girls to raise awareness of FGM.

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Winter weather survey 2016

The survey was conducted by the LGA's Research and Information team in October 2016 in order to gather information about local authorities' plans and preparations in case of severe weather, to help LGA's lobbying of central government and to highlight the scale of authorities' efforts.

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ONS Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey

For each quarter an excel sheet containing all data for each local authority and a PDF overview containing headline figures and breakdowns by region and authority type is published.

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Fire and Rescue Service recruitment survey 2016

This online survey of chief fire officers and chief executives looked at recruitment in the fire and rescue service.

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Community safety survey 2016

The survey was conducted by the LGA's Research and Information team in October-November 2016 in order to gather information about how community safety partnerships (CSP)/county strategy groups (CSG) and councils' community safety services currently operate.

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Make It Local

To deliver priorities for the public the Government needs to #MakeItLocal

Make It Local

By the start of 2025, we will have had a general election. This is a moment of opportunity.

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