Local Government Association (LGA)
20 Oct 2026
Your Place, Your Future: Help Shape The Future Of Rural Communities
What do rural communities want from their councils and local areas by 2040? A new national conversation from the Local Government Association (LGA) is inviting residents and organisations across England...
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05 Oct 2026
Rising Social Care Costs Increase Pressure On Council Services
Rising social care demand is placing growing pressure on council finances and the wider services communities depend on. Official Government figures show that English councils spent £27.4 billion on adult...
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28 Sep 2026
National Cultural Framework To Reset How Culture Is Delivered
The Local Government Association has set out for the first time a proposal to create a new coherent and robust cultural system that provides a shared responsibility for how culture...
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13 Aug 2026
Health And Care Integration Faces A Changing Landscape
Changes across the NHS and local government are raising questions about how health and social care services will work together in future, and the role councils will play within changing...
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13 Jul 2026
LGA Conference – Learning and Linking Up
Reflections from our Chief Executive Last week I travelled to Bournemouth with RSN Assistant Chief Executive Nadine Trout for the LGA Conference and 3 full on days of learning and...
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13 Jul 2026
Councils Call For Locally Led Adult Social Care Reform
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government and the Casey Commission to ensure councils remain at the heart of future adult social care reform, arguing that lasting change...
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13 Jul 2026
Britain’s Leading Edge Launches 2026 Manifesto
A new manifesto setting out the case for greater investment in rural and coastal regions was launched by Britain’s Leading Edge at last week’s Local Government Association (LGA) Conference. The...
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15 Dec 2025
Government Unveils Child Poverty Strategy for 2030
The Government has published its new Child Poverty Strategy, setting out measures it says will lift around 550,000 children out of poverty by the end of this Parliament. The strategy...
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15 Dec 2025
A force for local growth
The Local Government Association last week published a report entitled ‘A force for growth: Spotlighting the role of councils in enabling inclusive economic growth’. Produced in partnership with the Future...
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18 Nov 2025
LGA Warns Of £3bn Temporary Accommodation Funding Black Hole
New analysis from the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals that councils in England are facing a cumulative £3 billion shortfall in temporary accommodation funding between 2017/18 and 2029/30, a gap...
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