Ongoing legislation

The LGA will be focusing its lobbying work on those bills which are priorities to local government.

This includes working with parliamentarians on the following legislation: 

On June 21, The Queen set out the Government’s agenda for a two year Parliamentary session. The LGA produced an ‘on the day briefing' which details the new Bills announced that the Government intends to bring forward and which will be of relevance to local government. 

LGA in Parliament 2016/17

LGA in Parliament 2016/17

In our last membership survey, 89 per cent of council leaders, frontline councillors and officials surveyed told us the LGA’s lobbying on behalf of local government was important.