features - first magazine for councillors

Asylum and resettlement

Funding and flexibilities are needed to secure affordable accommodation for Afghan families.

Local interventions are effective, both for people and the public purse.

The LGA has given evidence to parliamentarians on homelessness.

Vying for a place in the LGA’s officer challenge final.

The Government has set out its spending priorities.

Levelling up requires a reinvention of the relationship between national, local and community governance.

Councils have a key role to play in increasing local biodiversity.

A new LGA framework aims to help councillors develop their skills.

The LGA has long called for genuine devolution to local areas.