Publications

It has been said that modern slavery is hidden, but often in plain sight. Hand car washes are a good example of this and have been a particular area of focus. In recent years, the sector has become common in our high streets and communities, but local residents may be unwittingly using victims of labour exploitation or even modern slavery to wash their cars.

The Home Office estimates that there are around 13,000 victims of modern slavery in the UK. There could be many more.

The case studies in this document build on the detailed guidance we published in 2017, and on the modern slavery workshops which we have held around the country.

Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. This publication for councillors and officers explains the challenges facing councils and the opportunities they have to tackle obesity and reduce health inequalities in local communities.

Large numbers of young children have teeth extracted under general anaesthesia in hospital because of dental decay.

This guidance is for all those in local government who have a role in making our communities safer and protecting the most vulnerable members of our communities. It is aimed at leaders and members of community safety partnerships, health and wellbeing boards and local safeguarding boards.

Local authority staff have essential frontline roles to play in TB control and ensuring that they themselves are also protected and screened if needed.

In this guide, we have pulled together a series of case studies to highlight some examples of best practice across local government.

This report outlines the results of the LGA's consultation on the future of sector-led improvement, undertaken between January and March 2015.

Three years ago, alongside the abolition of the previous top down inspection regime, the LGA published "Taking the lead" setting out an approach to improvement in local government which had been developed and agreed with councils.