We hope that this membership pack demonstrates the value of councils working together through the LGA as your national voice.
The past year has been a period of significant challenge and change for local government. Against a backdrop of rising demand and costs, and a change in Government for the first time in 10 years, the sector has shown great resilience in such unprecedented times.
In light of this, the Local Government Association (LGA), as a responsible, member-led body, has reviewed its purpose and vision through extensive engagement with members, workforce, and service-users, resulting in a new strategic framework that includes a refreshed purpose and vision and an ambitious set of goals.
To translate these into action, the LGA is developing a set of new strategic plans, including a Medium-Term Financial Strategy, Business Plan, People Plan, Digital Plan, and Communications and Engagement Strategy, ensuring accountability, financial resilience and real value for members and communities.
Local government is the key to solving some of our biggest national challenges. Our voice is strongest when we work as a collective, speaking across party affiliations, for every region and tier of the sector. We continue to work closely with the Government – through our networks in Westminster, Whitehall and across the media – to help create the conditions for councils to thrive.
Our members are central to our success, allowing us to focus on the key issues affecting local places and residents. In the past year our priorities have included long-term and sustainable funding; adult social care; children’s services; housing and planning; and devolution and local government reorganisation.
We have leveraged our legal, analytical, and lobbying expertise to coordinate efforts on behalf of our members. Our support includes tackling the pressing issues faced by local authorities, such as asylum and building regulations, by offering guidance and legal advice. Through our policy development, lobbying and influencing, we have helped secure positive changes for local government. Our events, training, guidance, and support helps to equip council leaders, councillors, and officers with the knowledge and tools to navigate a wide range of issues, from cyber security to recruitment and retention.
Thank you to our members for continuously and tirelessly representing residents and what they need, and for being a bastion of local leadership: we will continue to work on your behalf in 2025. We hope that this membership pack demonstrates the value of councils working together through the LGA as your national voice. We will continue to listen and engage with you as we look to 2025/26 and beyond, ensuring that our offer as a membership body meets your needs.