To mark five years after councils took on new duties under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 the LGA survey of 49 councils ...

Responding to the latest annual statistics on adult smoking habits, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and ...

The current system cannot carry on as it is, with councils under growing pressure to meet rising need with resources that ...

"Improving pay and pensions for the care workforce – who play a fundamental role in enabling people who draw on care and support to live independent lives – are crucial steps towards securing ...

Government needs to write new vape and tobacco rules so tightly that companies cannot find “loopholes and flavour tricks” to keep appealing to children, councils set out today.

The new Local Plan making system came into force in March 2026 and local authorities can now start plan making in the new system. These are a new set of pages on new system Local Plans, that are ...

The LGA facilitates a range of networks for communications professionals to connect with peers and colleagues across local government.

The session explored collaborative approaches to suicide prevention at local and regional level, alongside safe communication practices ...

Responding to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and Wellbeing Committee, said: ...

Councils know how much parks and green spaces are valued by residents, and it is concerning that not everyone has equal access to these benefits.

Responding to the announcement that mayors in England are to be given the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy on tourists, Cllr Mick Barton, Chair of the Local Government Association’s ...

The National Cultural Framework presented in this document is commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) on behalf of the ...