Publications

Our 7-point plan for coordinated action across the public, community and voluntary sectors, to help offer the brightest future for children and families.

How do you know that your council is doing all it can to deliver on prevention?

Known as the ngdp, the LGA’s flagship management trainee programme offers councils a unique opportunity to grow their own local government leaders.

The information and ideas in this briefing aim to support local authorities in protecting and improving their population’s health and wellbeing, and reducing health inequalities, by tackling homelessness and its causes.

A guide for local authorities who are planning and developing their programme of support to resettled clients on the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme that have been in the UK for more than a year.

Energy is one of the largest controllable overheads in many council buildings. To insulate councils from wider energy price trends, and to benefit from the huge opportunities presented by new energy technologies and business models, councils must look to gain greater control over this spend. 

This report outlines the 17th set of results in a series of regular LGA public polls on resident satisfaction with local councils.

Do you know what your residents think about your council? Are they happy with the way you run things and how you keep them informed? Find out how you can run more effective resident satisfaction surveys and consultations with your communities with this new resource.

The LGA has produced the document with Police and Crime Panel members in mind as its primary audience, but we hope it will also be of use to others who have an interest in developing their knowledge of how this essential public service is structured and governed.

This review covers goods and services, and examines the innovative aspects of integrating social value into procurement.