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Anti-social behaviour case review process: Survey of councils, March - April 2025

The survey was conducted to inform and support anti-social behaviour policy development and explores the local authority’s threshold used to initiate a case review, the choice of case hearing chair, as well as promotion of the process among the community.

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Local government reorganisation: Cyber, digital, data and technology considerations Research report, April 2025

Local government reorganisation: Cyber, digital, data and technology considerations

This report outlines how to embrace digital transformation opportunities for continuous change and transformation during and beyond LGR.

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Empowering local climate action: Advice to government in bold teal text on a white sheet with the purple LGA logo in the top left

Empowering local climate action: Advice to government

This report presents advice on how to build collaboration between the new UK Government and councils to deliver on the shared ambition for responding to climate change.

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LGA Business plan 2025-2028

LGA business plan 2025-2028

This business plan sets out how the LGA will deliver its goals and realise its vision.

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Data and impact framework for asset-based work

A practical guide for meaningful measurement in whole system transformation programmes.

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Emissions Trading Scheme extension to waste: Survey of councils, January to February 2025

In January 2025, the Local Government Association (LGA) sent an online survey to Directors of Environments within single-tier and county councils in England to explore the impact of the costs and viability of different options for local government to mitigate the potential cost to the sector of extending the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to waste from January 2028.

Employer standards survey for registered social workers and social care workers 2025

Employer standards survey for registered social workers and social care workers 2025: National summary

The employer standards survey, also known as the ‘health check’, gives a voice to registered social workers, occupational therapists, and non-registered social care workers. The key purpose of the survey is to better understand a number of critical questions about the experiences of the social care workforce in England.

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councillors guide to waste and recycling reforms

Councillors guide to waste and recycling reforms

Achieving net zero and circular economy goals requires a transformative approach to how we produce, consume, and manage waste.

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How to build equality & data protection into your AI commissioning and procurement processes. A guide for councils in England.

Responsibly buying AI

This guide provides councils in England with questions to help them comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and data protection law when procuring artificial intelligence (AI) based technology or contracting out part of their public functions to an organisation that uses AI-based technologies.

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Strategic supplier relationship management programme: Annual review 2022/23 with LGA logo

Strategic supplier relationship management programme: Annual review 2022/23

This is the fourth Review of the LGA's Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) programme.

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