Publications

Children and young people's mental health services and social care can help to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. But it is councils and their partners who can play a lead role in trying to ensure problems don't develop in the first place.

The National Procurement Strategy (NPS) for Local Government in England sets out a vision for local government procurement.

A guide for local authorities

The LGA has published the summary report from its review of trading standards services.

Councils are making use of behavioural insights to improve health.

Examples of how local councils support people with autistic spectrum conditions

LGA's proposal for a devolved employment support, put forward to the DWP and the Treasury in November 2015. 

This report outlines the findings of an online survey which asked Directors of Public Health in England about the introduction of a public health objective within the Licensing Act.

The LGA has worked in partnership with providers and commissioners of independent health complaints advocacy services to develop practice guidance for commissioning these important local services.

The purpose of this paper is to identify ways in which the leadership skills and capacity required in local government to understand and exploit digital tools and approaches effectively can best be developed and supported.