Local Government Association Log in About COVID-19 Our support Case studies Parliament Topics Publications Events We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve Look out for vulnerable as temperatures drop, councils urge News 26 Nov 2021 Severe weather Huge spending on children’s and adult social care not enough to support everyone, councils warn News 23 Nov 2021 Children and young people Four priorities for the adult social care white paper 23 Nov 2021 Adult social care Customise your home page Pass the planet: Showcasing local climate action on the COP26 goals, 9 November 2021 The LGA webinar, 'showcasing local climate action on the COP26 goals', was organised as part of the LGA’s green webinar series. 26 Nov 2021 Climate, environment and waste Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill, Second Reading, House of Commons, November 2021 It is vital that new burdens funding is provided to councils to support the proactive work necessary to ensure compliance with the legislation. This will enable councils to ensure compliance through supporting freeholders to understand and comply with the new requirements, with financial penalties being used as a matter of last resort. Briefing 26 Nov 2021 Housing, planning and homelessness Look out for vulnerable as temperatures drop, councils urge People are being urged by councils to check in on vulnerable friends, neighbours and relatives to ensure they are safe with parts of the country set to experience low temperatures. News 26 Nov 2021 Severe weather LGA responds to NAO report into effectiveness of Government’s Kickstart Scheme “To ensure employment and skills programmes are as effective as they can be in future, councils and combined authorities should be placed at the heart of delivering a coherent and local offer building on their proven track record of delivering similar services and support.” News 25 Nov 2021 Employment and skills LGA responds to latest adult substance misuse treatment statistics "As these figures show, more needs to be done to meet increasing demand and a huge amount of unmet need, with more than half a million adults estimated to have alcohol dependency, while a high proportion of those receiving treatment are living in the most deprived areas." News 25 Nov 2021 Public health National Children and Adult Services Virtual Conference 2021, 24-26 November 2021 Presentations from this event are available here. 25 Nov 2021 Show more Most popular first magazine ‘first' is the LGA's monthly membership magazine for our 18,200 councillors and local authority chief executives in England and Wales E-bulletins Learn more about and sign up to receive LGA's newsletters. Our support Local government is already the most efficient, transparent and trusted part of the public sector. In this time of austerity, we will also need to be even more ambitious when it comes to reshaping services in the future. Political groups 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3HZ info@local.gov.uk 020 7664 3000 Connect with us Cookie guidance Terms of use Privacy Accessibility Copyright © 2021 Local Government Association company number 11177145 Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government company number 03675577 Privacy settings We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience and to collect information about how you use our website. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and to improve our content. More information Essential Analytics Preference Save preferences Accept all cookies