Public Sector Access, in collaboration with the LGA, has engaged with nine councils across the country to review the progress of ‘From harm to hope’. This provides a snapshot of the strides made, challenges faced and opportunities uncovered in the pursuit of creating healthier, safer communities.
This guide presents a practical report for councils, outlining their powers in relation to planning and public health in a unified and simplified document. It also provides valuable recommendations to councils and national government alike to guide our efforts.
Local councils across England provide valued collection services to businesses either directly or indirectly through support and advice. In this report we will review the legislative context and potential for businesses to reduce their environmental impact.
In March 2024, the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport (CTS) Board launched a call for evidence on supporting women and girls to be active. This report summarises the key findings and next steps.
This is a practical guide for councillors and officers looking to do more in the area of improving physical activity levels for children and young people from low incomes. It includes tips and case studies to support councils on their journey.
The following summary sets out a new programme of sector led improvement support for adult social care and public health services available to councils in 2024/25.
In April 2024, the LGA launched an online survey which was open to responses for around five weeks. The survey was launched following the announcement of the expansion of the existing early years entitlements and aimed to capture the thoughts of the respondents on the challenges that the expansion may create.
Men in the most deprived areas in England live nearly 10 years fewer than those in the least deprived. It is clear working in partnership is the key to addressing men’s health – and councils are ideally placed to lead and foster that.
In March 2024, the Local Government Association conducted a consultation, in the form of a short survey, to gather views on its recently published draft Cyber, Digital, Data and Technology (CDDaT) skills framework for local government (the ‘skills framework’). The purpose of the consultation was to ensure that the skills framework met the needs and expectations of councils, and to assess levels of interest in future developments of the framework.
Adult social care in all councils in England will be assessed by Care Quality Commission (CQC) before the end of 2025. This is the first such review for 15 years and is intended as an opportunity to celebrate the good work being done and how councils are addressing areas that they wish to improve. A similar CQC assurance process for Integrated Care Systems is being piloted currently and reviews of them all will also be completed by December 2025.
