The LGA is a cross-party organisation that is the national voice of local government. We work with councils and central government to support, promote and improve local government ...

To mark five years after councils took on new duties under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 the LGA survey of 49 councils ...

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

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.

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

Protecting councillors and other locally elected representatives from intimidation, harassment, and violence is essential to local democracy. Operation Ford is a new policing provision aiming to ...

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

Birmingham City Council established the ‘Foundry’ to accelerate digital transformation and help the council close its budget gap whilst building digital skills and capability. The Foundry is helping ...

Buckinghamshire has used the DMA approach to underpin a programme of major transformational change. The county council has been implementing a ‘future shape model' to ensure it can continue to improve ...