From December 2024 to February 2025, the LGA repeated its survey to explore the use of artificial intelligence in English councils. This will enable the LGA to build an evidence base for its support to councils in this space, and to ensure that local government is part of the national conversation.
Placements for children in care costing over £0.5million per year are increasing in England, causing significant concern and financial strain on local authorities, with little improvement in outcomes for children.
This report, developed in partnership with national and regional occupational therapy leaders, explores the unique role of occupational therapists in councils. It highlights their impact across housing, health, care, and employment, and sets out what the Government can do to unlock their full potential and support delivery of their missions.
The LGA is committed to driving continuous improvement across the sector, and the Service Standard can support this by empowering councils to confidently and consistently meet resident needs while improving accountability. This report makes six recommendations to support the widespread adoption of a common service standard across local authorities.
This guide contains information about how councils work, the role of a councillor and most importantly, what being a Liberal Democrat councillor looks like. Welsh Liberal Democrats edition.
This guide provides a high-level overview for councillors and officers on the key issues related to understanding and addressing health inequalities, highlighting how a complex interplay of social and economic factors can shape the health outcomes of people in your community.
This Self Evaluation Framework has been produced to support ASC commissioners working in local authorities to; build a clear picture of their commissioning landscape, reflect on the effectiveness of their current approach and identify priority areas for action and accelerate improvement with confidence. The Framework also signposts relevant support, resources and shared learning to guide and enhance improvement activity.
