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Guidance to help local councils adapt to new rules now that the UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended.
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...
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Links to relevant guidance and resources for governors of local-authority-maintained schools.
Read about the Committee's review of local government ethical standards, including our report, evidence submitted to the Committee, and press releases.
This collection brings together information for local councils on climate change and the environment.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement, 2020 to 2021.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement, 2021 to 2022.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement for England in 2024 to 2025.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement for England, 2024 to 2025.
All local government finance forms to be completed by local authorities for use in Official and National Statistics, along with accompanying guidance notes.
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 statistics relating to local government finance in England.
This collection brings together all statistics on the local government pension scheme in England and Wales.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement, 2023 to 2024.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the final local government finance settlement: England, 2022 to 2023.
Lessons about local authority culture and governance that can be learned from recent statutory and non-statutory interventions.
This collection brings together all documents relating to the provisional local government finance settlement, 2022 to 2023.
A series of events for local government to support the delivery of housing-led developments and regeneration.
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