Local Government Association

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

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LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024

Join us in Harrogate for our 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents

To support the preparation for the Act, the Cabinet Office has published a suite of guidance documents that address all aspects of the new regime.

School teachers' pay 2023

This page brings together all the information you will need in relation to school teachers’ pay in 2023/24. The LGA provides the secretariat for NEOST (National Employers Organisation for School Teachers).

Section three: Barriers

Despite the significant value of local publicly funded culture in supporting thriving places and communities in the context of our national recovery, there are some notable barriers which prevent it from achieving its potential.

Section two: Why invest in local culture?

Society is facing an array of major global challenges: the pandemic, climate change and cost-of-living crisis. All these issues play out in a local context and shape our communities and the organisations who serve them.