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.
The adult social care workforce in a place is large, diverse and dispersed across many roles, services and organisations. Only seven per cent is directly employed in a council. Here you will find learning to help you to feel more confident and equipped to develop your future workforce for your place.
This proforma is a tool to assist with the management of risk arising from Equal Pay issues for Chief Officers who lead on policy implementation that impacts upon pay and terms and conditions of the council’s workforce; and the council’s statutory equalities obligations.
This proforma provides those elected members with a responsibility for the governance, policy, scrutiny and auditing of pay and terms and conditions of its workforce; and for the compliance of the council’s statutory equalities obligations, with a tool to assist with the management of risk arising from Equal Pay.
This research sets out to address what are the most important drivers or indicators of economic inactivity across England, and how do trends in inactivity vary across area.
Our joint report with SOLACE and CIPFA makes the case for reforming council finances, focusing on the steps that need to be taken to help councils balance their annual books.
The Local Government Disability Champions Network (LGDCN) commissioned this report, written by the Disability Policy Centre, and funded by UK Government, to capture positive approaches to embedding co-production with Disabled officers and elected members across their areas of work.
The purpose of this study is to give an independent, comprehensive "councillor's eye" view of using the most effective powers for managing traffic demand, and how reforms around their use might support better local transport.
In June to July 2024, the LGA distributed a survey to all councils in England and Wales which employed Soulbury officers, a special category of the local government workforce which includes a range of related roles in education and young people’s services. The aim was to collect information related to pay and grading, working status, vacancies, workforce characteristics, and recruitment difficulties for these officers.
While we know there is much good practice in prevention happening across England, the evidence base is limited or dispersed. With rising financial pressures, it is important for health and social care systems to make as strong a case as possible for this investment. Our report provides peer learning for local health and care systems.
