Publications

This business plan sets out how the Local Government Association (LGA) will continue to support and be an advocate for councils in the next three years.

A publication on some of the practicalities of how councils can deliver social value through their commercial activity.

By 2020, local authorities will have faced a reduction to core funding from the Government of nearly £16 billion over the preceding decade.

A set of practical recommendations to assist local authorities with increasing their revenue collection. 

This practical guidance aims to assist councils to turn their commercial plans into reality.

The LGA’s Spring Budget submission calls on the Government to reverse the current funding outlook for local government and secure its financial sustainability.

Councils are continuing to balance their budgets and fulfil their statutory obligations as well as delivering a range of services to promote growth and community cohesion. Each year they close the funding gap in the face of funding cuts and expenditure pressures.

In 2015, the Chancellor announced that local government as a whole would be able to keep 100 per cent of business rates by 2020.

A summary of the key announcements for local government.

The National Procurement Strategy (NPS) for Local Government in England sets out a vision for local government procurement.