Responding to the latest annual statistics on adult smoking habits, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and ...

Dr Sakthi Karunanithi argues that the Government's plan to rewire the state, including local government reorganisation, ...

The current system cannot carry on as it is, with councils under growing pressure to meet rising need with resources that ...

"Improving pay and pensions for the care workforce – who play a fundamental role in enabling people who draw on care and support to live independent lives – are crucial steps towards securing ...

Government needs to write new vape and tobacco rules so tightly that companies cannot find “loopholes and flavour tricks” to keep appealing to children, councils set out today.

Ambitions to rewire the state and boost good growth across the country will only succeed if the Government confronts the financial crisis facing councils and local services and turbo-charges genuine ...

The new Local Plan making system came into force in March 2026 and local authorities can now start plan making in the new system. These are a new set of pages on new system Local Plans, that are ...

Responding to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and Wellbeing Committee, said: ...

There’s still time to secure your place at National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) 2026, join colleagues from across children’s and adult services for three days of insight, discussion ...

Gravesham Borough Council undertook an LGA Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC) in May 2025 and promptly published the full report with an action plan. A Progress Review is an integral ...

The LGA facilitates a range of networks for communications professionals to connect with peers and colleagues across local government.

The session explored collaborative approaches to suicide prevention at local and regional level, alongside safe communication practices ...