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We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve local government.

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LGA Decarbonising transport toolkit

This series of briefing notes, developed with experts from the University of Leeds, will help councils with a practical set of actions they can take forward for decarbonisation.

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LGA Behavioural Insights Templates, Letters, and Tools

Tools that local authorities have used to successfully nudge residents towards social good.

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Behavioural Insights Projects Funded by the Local Government Association

The Local Government Association supported councils to encourage behaviour change in communities to improve outcomes and reduce demand on public services. Find out about our projects and consider whether you...

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Local Government Association Behavioural Insights Programme

This Behavioural Insights Programme is one of the many ways that the Local Government Association supports local authorities to innovate across all service areas.

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Delivering Local Net Zero

The research conducted for this report focuses on some of the key areas that councils have significant influence over to reduce carbon emissions, such as housing, transport and renewable energy...

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Six steps to undertaking a climate behaviour change project

This guide looks at the six steps you can take to begin a behaviour change project to tackle climate change in your community.

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Local Government Data Maturity Assessment Tool

The Local Government Data Maturity Assessment Tool enables you to build a shared understanding of how well your local authority uses data.

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Local government data maturity model

This is the updated version of our Local Government Data Maturity Model. The model sets out a description of the behaviours and practices in relation to data that we would...

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LGA case studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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National procurement strategy for local government in England 2022

This toolkit has been developed to support councils to set objectives in relation to their maturity levels in each of the key areas of the National Procurement Strategy for Local...

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Government Property tools – ePIMS

Central government has a number of property tools that can support local authorities to better manage their assets, support wider public sector working, and reduce in-house costs of establishing bespoke...

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Local transparency guidance: Publishing land and social housing asset and parking information

To support local authorities in understanding and implementing the Local Government Transparency Code and to help them publish the data in a meaningful and consistent way, the Local Government Association...

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Climate Change: reporting guidance for local authorities

The 2021 LGA Climate Change Survey indicates that 86 per cent of local authorities are reporting on Scope 1 and 2 emissions for their own operations, with a further 54...

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Supporting councils to attract foreign and private capital investment

Supporting councils to attract foreign and private capital investment

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A councillor’s guide to procurement (2025 edition)

This guide looks at the councillor’s role and provides hints and tips on how to get the best out of procurement and contract management.

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Local Government Benchmarking tool

Local Government Benchmarking tool

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Attracting investment for local infrastructure

Attracting investment for local infrastructure – A guide for councils

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A councillor’s workbook on scrutiny

This workbook has been designed to provide councillors with insights and information on the ‘overview and scrutiny’ function of councils to support them in their role as councillor.

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Councillor workbook: acting on climate change

This workbook is a learning aid for councillors on the roles, opportunities and drivers for council-led action on the changing climate, both to reduce local carbon emissions and to build...

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