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We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve

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Improving support for care leavers, 24 April 2024

Presentations from this event can be found here.

Audit, scrutiny and risk

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.

LGA corporate environmental policy

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.

Working with risk

Two LGA/ADASS workshops in April/May 2018 looked at working with risk in the context of Making Safeguarding Personal. Attended by over 100

Commissioner quotes

Baroness Lola Young, Chair of the Commission on Culture and Local Government  

“The pandemic was a powerful reminder that people reach for culture in

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