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/
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...
www.civilserviceawards.com
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.
1/2
1/2
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.
1/2
1/2
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/...
ICYMI: Our Autumn Budget 2025 briefing summarises the key announcements for councils and provides an initial LGA view.
Read it here: https://orlo.uk/dQ5XI
Read it here: https://orlo.uk/dQ5XI
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
ICYMI: Our Autumn Budget 2025 briefing summarises the key announcements for councils and provides an initial LGA view.
Read it here: https://orlo.uk/dQ5XI
Read it here: https://orlo.uk/dQ5XI
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a reminder to strengthen support for people with disabilities at every age.
Our report identifies crucial ways local government can lead this change 👇
https://orlo.uk/6LQs0
#IDPD2025
Our report identifies crucial ways local government can lead this change 👇
https://orlo.uk/6LQs0
#IDPD2025
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a reminder to strengthen support for people with disabilities at every age.
Our report identifies crucial ways local government can lead this change 👇
https://orlo.uk/6LQs0
#IDPD2025
Our report identifies crucial ways local government can lead this change 👇
https://orlo.uk/6LQs0
#IDPD2025
The LGA’s workforce and HR support programme helps councils to navigate complex workforce challenges in local government - from recruitment and retention to pay and employment law.
Tackle workforce challenges with improved confidence:
https://orlo.uk/dVUDE
Tackle workforce challenges with improved confidence:
https://orlo.uk/dVUDE
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The LGA’s workforce and HR support programme helps councils to navigate complex workforce challenges in local government - from recruitment and retention to pay and employment law.
Tackle workforce challenges with improved confidence:
https://orlo.uk/dVUDE
Tackle workforce challenges with improved confidence:
https://orlo.uk/dVUDE