Local Government Association (LGA)
@local.gov.uk
We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
There’s still time to help shape the LGA & ADPH virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share practice, policy or research by delivering a session.
Submit your proposal by 14 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/l5Vuf
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share practice, policy or research by delivering a session.
Submit your proposal by 14 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/l5Vuf
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There’s still time to help shape the LGA & ADPH virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share practice, policy or research by delivering a session.
Submit your proposal by 14 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/l5Vuf
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share practice, policy or research by delivering a session.
Submit your proposal by 14 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/l5Vuf
A huge congratulations to all of those on His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List, in particular the councillors and officers recognised for going above and beyond in local government and championing their communities.
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A huge congratulations to all of those on His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List, in particular the councillors and officers recognised for going above and beyond in local government and championing their communities.
Join us in London - Thurs 8 January - for the LGA Local Government Finance Conference 2026.
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/HP9Pq
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/HP9Pq
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Join us in London - Thurs 8 January - for the LGA Local Government Finance Conference 2026.
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/HP9Pq
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/HP9Pq
Happy Christmas from all of us at the LGA!
A huge thank you to our council colleagues for your hard work this year. Your efforts make a real difference in local communities to drive positive change.
#ThankYouLocalGov💜
A huge thank you to our council colleagues for your hard work this year. Your efforts make a real difference in local communities to drive positive change.
#ThankYouLocalGov💜
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy Christmas from all of us at the LGA!
A huge thank you to our council colleagues for your hard work this year. Your efforts make a real difference in local communities to drive positive change.
#ThankYouLocalGov💜
A huge thank you to our council colleagues for your hard work this year. Your efforts make a real difference in local communities to drive positive change.
#ThankYouLocalGov💜
🎉 Good news for young people leaving care! The Government has announced care leavers will receive free prescriptions, dental & eyecare up to age 25.
This is a major win for #StepAhead, our campaign to cut the costs of leaving care.
Our full response 👇
https://orlo.uk/8Nu1Y
This is a major win for #StepAhead, our campaign to cut the costs of leaving care.
Our full response 👇
https://orlo.uk/8Nu1Y
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎉 Good news for young people leaving care! The Government has announced care leavers will receive free prescriptions, dental & eyecare up to age 25.
This is a major win for #StepAhead, our campaign to cut the costs of leaving care.
Our full response 👇
https://orlo.uk/8Nu1Y
This is a major win for #StepAhead, our campaign to cut the costs of leaving care.
Our full response 👇
https://orlo.uk/8Nu1Y
"We went back to a council 12 months after their peer challenge. The work they've done has been amazing. They're delivering better for residents now. I think we've made a difference." - Cllr Sarah Bütikofer
As critical friends, peers drive real improvement.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ZQF6x
As critical friends, peers drive real improvement.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ZQF6x
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"We went back to a council 12 months after their peer challenge. The work they've done has been amazing. They're delivering better for residents now. I think we've made a difference." - Cllr Sarah Bütikofer
As critical friends, peers drive real improvement.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ZQF6x
As critical friends, peers drive real improvement.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ZQF6x
Our briefing on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement is now available to read on our website:
https://orlo.uk/2UWZv
https://orlo.uk/2UWZv
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Our briefing on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement is now available to read on our website:
https://orlo.uk/2UWZv
https://orlo.uk/2UWZv
Read our statement on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.
Budget-setting will be hugely challenging for many councils again next year and an increase in overall funding remains needed to ensure sustainability of councils and local services.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
Budget-setting will be hugely challenging for many councils again next year and an increase in overall funding remains needed to ensure sustainability of councils and local services.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
LGA statement on provisional Local Government Finance Settlement
Cllr Louise Gittins, Chair of the Local Government Association, which represents councils, said: “It is good that government has acted on LGA calls to provide multi-year financial certainty to council...
www.local.gov.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Read our statement on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.
Budget-setting will be hugely challenging for many councils again next year and an increase in overall funding remains needed to ensure sustainability of councils and local services.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
Budget-setting will be hugely challenging for many councils again next year and an increase in overall funding remains needed to ensure sustainability of councils and local services.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the LGA’s Inclusive Growth Committee, responds to the launch of the NPPF consultation by MHCLG:
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/n...
#LocalGov #NPPF #PlanningPolicy
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/n...
#LocalGov #NPPF #PlanningPolicy
NPPF Consultation launched - "Council views must be taken into account"
Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the LGA’s Inclusive Growth Committee, said: “The proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are some of the most significant we’ve seen, so it is crucial that t...
www.local.gov.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the LGA’s Inclusive Growth Committee, responds to the launch of the NPPF consultation by MHCLG:
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/n...
#LocalGov #NPPF #PlanningPolicy
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/n...
#LocalGov #NPPF #PlanningPolicy
Financial sustainability should underpin every council’s medium-term plans.
Our short video explains what this really means in practice.
Watch here: https://orlo.uk/u7HhV
Our short video explains what this really means in practice.
Watch here: https://orlo.uk/u7HhV
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Financial sustainability should underpin every council’s medium-term plans.
Our short video explains what this really means in practice.
Watch here: https://orlo.uk/u7HhV
Our short video explains what this really means in practice.
Watch here: https://orlo.uk/u7HhV
Council leaders – join our virtual data masterclass on 13 January 2026.
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/N8M8P
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/N8M8P
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Council leaders – join our virtual data masterclass on 13 January 2026.
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/N8M8P
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/N8M8P
The LGA’s 2025/26 transformation programme supports local government to lead and deliver change.
The offer includes peer and partner support, learning events, benchmarking tools and transformation support during local government reorganisation.
https://orlo.uk/UY86H
The offer includes peer and partner support, learning events, benchmarking tools and transformation support during local government reorganisation.
https://orlo.uk/UY86H
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The LGA’s 2025/26 transformation programme supports local government to lead and deliver change.
The offer includes peer and partner support, learning events, benchmarking tools and transformation support during local government reorganisation.
https://orlo.uk/UY86H
The offer includes peer and partner support, learning events, benchmarking tools and transformation support during local government reorganisation.
https://orlo.uk/UY86H
Join us in London - Thurs 8 January - for the LGA Local Government Finance Conference 2026.
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/kxxGn
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/kxxGn
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join us in London - Thurs 8 January - for the LGA Local Government Finance Conference 2026.
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/kxxGn
Key sessions include the provisional settlement for 2026/27, Fair Funding Review 2.0, AI implementation for finance teams, and local audit reform.
Register now: https://orlo.uk/kxxGn
Council leaders – join our virtual data masterclass on 13 January 2026.
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/9HuP4
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/9HuP4
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Council leaders – join our virtual data masterclass on 13 January 2026.
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/9HuP4
Discover how better data use can:
- transform public services
- save money
- improve outcomes.
Places are limited, register today: https://orlo.uk/9HuP4
Social Housing Peer Challenge supports improvement in the landlord services provided by stock-holding councils.
It provides sector-led feedback on compliance, landlord service delivery, and where improvements can be made.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/OHjgj
It provides sector-led feedback on compliance, landlord service delivery, and where improvements can be made.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/OHjgj
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Social Housing Peer Challenge supports improvement in the landlord services provided by stock-holding councils.
It provides sector-led feedback on compliance, landlord service delivery, and where improvements can be made.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/OHjgj
It provides sector-led feedback on compliance, landlord service delivery, and where improvements can be made.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/OHjgj
We are thrilled that the One Public Estate team won Programme of the Year at the 2025 Civil Service Awards for Prisoners Building Homes – a powerful example of cross-sector collaboration, turning rehabilitation into regeneration.
Find out more: www.civilserviceawards.com
Find out more: www.civilserviceawards.com
Civil Service Awards - Civil Service Awards
Welcome to the Civil Service Awards The Civil Service Awards has been celebrating excellence in the Civil Service every year since 2006. The Civil Service Awards is a highly respected and prestigious...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are thrilled that the One Public Estate team won Programme of the Year at the 2025 Civil Service Awards for Prisoners Building Homes – a powerful example of cross-sector collaboration, turning rehabilitation into regeneration.
Find out more: www.civilserviceawards.com
Find out more: www.civilserviceawards.com
Help shape the LGA & ADPH's virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/3avEu
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/3avEu
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Help shape the LGA & ADPH's virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/3avEu
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/3avEu
Closing the ‘holiday experience gap’ is vital for children from low-income families. Our new findings show the HAF programme is improving wellbeing, confidence, healthy eating, attendance, and inclusion for children with SEND.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Closing the ‘holiday experience gap’ is vital for children from low-income families. Our new findings show the HAF programme is improving wellbeing, confidence, healthy eating, attendance, and inclusion for children with SEND.
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Speaking at a public committee session yesterday, Amanda Hopgood said SEND reform and home-to-school transport must be tackled together.
Watch the full session:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Video: Parliament Live
Watch the full session:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Video: Parliament Live
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Speaking at a public committee session yesterday, Amanda Hopgood said SEND reform and home-to-school transport must be tackled together.
Watch the full session:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Video: Parliament Live
Watch the full session:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Video: Parliament Live
The LGA and MHCLG are piloting a new leadership programme, ‘Learn, Adapt. Lead: Digital fluency for local government leaders', to help senior officers in non-digital roles within #LocalGov to confidently navigate service modernisation and responsibly harness #AI.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The LGA and MHCLG are piloting a new leadership programme, ‘Learn, Adapt. Lead: Digital fluency for local government leaders', to help senior officers in non-digital roles within #LocalGov to confidently navigate service modernisation and responsibly harness #AI.
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
Ahead of the second reading of the English Devolution and Communities Empowerment Bill in the House of Lords today, we have published a briefing with our views and identifying areas of concern.
You can read it in full here: www.local.gov.uk/parliament/b...
#Devolution #LocalGov
You can read it in full here: www.local.gov.uk/parliament/b...
#Devolution #LocalGov
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: LGA Briefing 5 December 2025
This briefing includes LGA views and identifies areas of concern to our members ahead of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords on 8 December 2025.
www.local.gov.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ahead of the second reading of the English Devolution and Communities Empowerment Bill in the House of Lords today, we have published a briefing with our views and identifying areas of concern.
You can read it in full here: www.local.gov.uk/parliament/b...
#Devolution #LocalGov
You can read it in full here: www.local.gov.uk/parliament/b...
#Devolution #LocalGov
We are pleased to see the new national child poverty strategy, especially its focus on integrated services, reducing in-work poverty and prevention.
However, to deliver real change and meet rising demand, councils need additional investment. 👇
https://orlo.uk/wUisN
However, to deliver real change and meet rising demand, councils need additional investment. 👇
https://orlo.uk/wUisN
LGA reacts to national Child Poverty Strategy
“Child poverty not only limits children’s life chances and wellbeing but also imposes significant long-term costs on our economy and society."
www.local.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We are pleased to see the new national child poverty strategy, especially its focus on integrated services, reducing in-work poverty and prevention.
However, to deliver real change and meet rising demand, councils need additional investment. 👇
https://orlo.uk/wUisN
However, to deliver real change and meet rising demand, councils need additional investment. 👇
https://orlo.uk/wUisN
“Going out, seeing other councils, seeing what they do... enormously benefits me.”
Cllr Dan Swords from Harlow Council explains why peer challenge works.
Learning from each other = stronger councils for all.
https://orlo.uk/A6a4T
Cllr Dan Swords from Harlow Council explains why peer challenge works.
Learning from each other = stronger councils for all.
https://orlo.uk/A6a4T
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“Going out, seeing other councils, seeing what they do... enormously benefits me.”
Cllr Dan Swords from Harlow Council explains why peer challenge works.
Learning from each other = stronger councils for all.
https://orlo.uk/A6a4T
Cllr Dan Swords from Harlow Council explains why peer challenge works.
Learning from each other = stronger councils for all.
https://orlo.uk/A6a4T
Help shape the LGA & ADPH virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January.
https://orlo.uk/1HK3T
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January.
https://orlo.uk/1HK3T
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Help shape the LGA & ADPH virtual Public Health Conference, 24–26 February 2026.
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January.
https://orlo.uk/1HK3T
We’re inviting organisations across the sector to share impactful practice, policy or research by delivering a session at the event.
Submit your proposal by 9 January.
https://orlo.uk/1HK3T
🏘️ Up to £19.8 million is available to councils in England to support the release of brownfield land for #housing development, delivered by One Public Estate.
Find out more and apply on our website:
www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
Find out more and apply on our website:
www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🏘️ Up to £19.8 million is available to councils in England to support the release of brownfield land for #housing development, delivered by One Public Estate.
Find out more and apply on our website:
www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
Find out more and apply on our website:
www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...