"The peer challenge has been extremely helpful in getting corporate support for some of our key improvement areas such as engagement, co production and becoming data and intelligence led."
The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.
As the voice of local government, the LGA aims to lead by example. This policy sets out our commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency and the steps we will take in order to achieve this.
Welcome to the August issue of the bi-monthly bulletin from the LGA’s Teachers’ Pensions team. The bulletin will update you on LGA’s work on Teachers’ Pensions (TP) and developments in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS).
Promoting, supporting and enhancing the role of local authorities in delivering economic growth and resilience is a key priority for the LGA and forms part of our sector support work with DLUHC.
Agreement has been reached on the pay award for 2021/22. Circular 66 provides further information and revised salaries and pay rates effective from 1 April 2021.
A list of councils on the 2021-22 programme cohort, along with a description of their project, will be available soon. Please do keep an eye on the webpage for this information.
The LGA has launched Digital Pathfinders Programme. The programme is designed to support councils seeking to innovate and develop pioneering initiatives to advance digital inclusion, digital connectivity, and cyber security
