Publications

Supporting local government procurement – from good to great

This toolkit has been developed to support councils to set objectives in relation to their maturity levels in each of the key areas of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government in England 2022, and to assess their progress against those objectives.

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

The report contains details of the main findings from the 2018 diagnostic assessment, examples of good practice whilst identifying some of the key areas for improvement for 2019/20.

The employer standards survey, sometimes known as the ‘health check’, gives a voice to registered social workers, occupational therapists, and non-registered social care professionals and allows them to feel listened to and that their employer is proactive in tackling challenges. The purpose of the survey was to better understand a number of critical questions about their experiences.

This IT Procurement Strategy has been developed and is owned by local government to be used to assist and promote value for money, economic growth, wider service delivery and social value.

DG Cities was commissioned by the Local Government Association to capture insights and intelligence that can support councils to utilise neighbourhood strategies and solutions to deliver against their decarbonisation objectives

The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 is intended to strengthen neighbourhood planning.

As the UK nears the next general election, it is important to capture local council officer’s views of how central government is supporting their authorities. This report will provide details on officers’ views of how central government is assisting council’s climate change policy and the delivery of net zero locally.