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Financial oversight of children’s care providers

Better understanding of private companies is needed to safeguard those in care.

What can councils do to make doorstep deliveries more sustainable?

The LGA’s graduate development programme for councils is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

From fly-tipping to homelessness, LG Inform – the LGA’s free data benchmarking tool – can help councils compare and improve services.

Councils can improve jobs and skills outcomes for less if given the powers to coordinate local provision.

The search is on for local government’s top apprentice.

Enhancing biodiversity through the planning system creates a range of benefits for local communities.

West Midlands councils are working together on an ambitious initiative to tackle skills shortages.

Local libraries, museums, festivals and the arts have never been more important as we recover from the pandemic.

The LGA is offering bespoke support to councils trying to reduce the number of people taking their own lives.