Skills for the future
Apprentices have played a key role in local government’s response to the pandemic.
Councillor Richard Watts
New opportunities for young people
T Levels offer hope and opportunity for a career in local government beyond the pandemic.
React, respond and renew
Local government’s workforce has been at the heart of helping us through the coronavirus crisis.
Getting finances on track
The Government’s funding package for councils offers some positive measures and recognises the pressures they are facing, but more is needed.
The cost of coronavirus
Further funding and financial flexibilities are needed to avoid in-year cuts to vital local services during the pandemic.
Paying for the pandemic
New LGA guidance raises key issues for those struggling to balance councils’ budgets laid waste by COVID-19.