Publications

Pre-application engagement should lead to high quality and appropriate development schemes being granted planning permission more quickly. Early, collaborative discussions between developers, public sector agencies and the communities affected by a new development can help to shape better quality, more accepted schemes and ensure improved outcomes for the community.

This leaflet sets out how the LGA is supporting members and officers to lead self-regulation and improvement in the culture, tourism and sport sector.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.