A summary of the key announcements for local government.
Setting out the scale of the financial opportunities available to councils from energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
Extending influence to promote health and wellbeing
Children and young people's mental health services and social care can help to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. But it is councils and their partners who can play a lead role in trying to ensure problems don't develop in the first place.
The National Procurement Strategy (NPS) for Local Government in England sets out a vision for local government procurement.
The LGA has published the summary report from its review of trading standards services.
A guide for local authorities
Councils are making use of behavioural insights to improve health.
Examples of how local councils support people with autistic spectrum conditions
LGA's proposal for a devolved employment support, put forward to the DWP and the Treasury in November 2015.
