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The Office for Local Government (Oflog) will help make local government even better. We will increase understanding about the performance of local authorities, warn when authorities are at risk of serious failure, and support local government to improve itself. Oflog...
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement for England, 2024 to 2025.
Guidance to help local councils adapt to new rules now that the UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended.
This collection brings together information for local councils on climate change and the environment.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2022 to 2023.
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
All local government finance forms to be completed by local authorities for use in Official and National Statistics, along with accompanying guidance notes.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) looks at complaints about councils and some other authorities and organisations, including education admissions appeal panels and adult social care providers (such as care homes and home care providers). The service is...
Lyons Inquiry into Local Government explored the future role, function and funding of local government - Place-shaping: a shared ambition for the future of local government.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement for England in 2024 to 2025.
The strategic basis and approach to establishing the Office for Local Government (Oflog), a new performance body for local government.
This collection brings together statistics relating to local government finance in England.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2019 to 2020.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2018 to 2019.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2016 to 2017.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2015 to 2016.
A series of events for local government to support the delivery of housing-led developments and regeneration.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2017 to 2018.
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