The LGIU is a non-partisan local government membership organisation and an independent voice for the sector. We have been empowering councils and advocating for the sector for more than 40 years. Find out more about who we are and what we do.

The LGIU offers corporate membership to councils in the UK and Ireland. We also welcome other organisations into membership who share our mission to strengthen local government, public services and local democracy. We do not offer individual memberships or subscriptions. Find out more about LGIU membership.

If you work for, or are a councillor on, a council or organisation that is an LGIU member, then you are a member and so are all your colleagues. LGIU membership is for all staff and councillors at a member organisation. Find out if you are a member here.

If you are a member, then make sure you sign up on the website to access all your member-only resources.

The easiest way to start using your LGIU membership is to register on the website.

Create your free LGIU member website account to access a wealth of member-only resources.

Select the local government topic areas that you are interested in. When you log in to your website account, your view will be tailored to your chosen interests.

Choose your newsletters:

• The Daily News update every morning is a must-read – keeping you on top of the top local government news stories and connecting you with just-published LGIU member resources.
• The View looks back at the past seven days – an overview of what just happened in local government this week.
• Future Local Lab provides a monthly dose of inspiration – a selection of the best in local government innovation from around the world.
• Training & Events updates showcase discounted training and free member-only events.

Choose your alerts. Be updated weekly or monthly on everything we’ve published in your chosen interest areas.

Find the information, insight and analysis you need by topic.

Use your extensive resource library of in-depth briefings, sector round-ups, legislation guidance, case studies and more.

If you are from an LGIU member council, then all of our member-only resources are freely available to everyone else within your organisation – staff and councillors.

You are free to use LGIU content in any written reports, briefings, newsletters, etc., that are shared internally. We ask that you cite LGIU as an information source where possible. And please encourage your colleagues to register on the website in order to access LGIU resources directly.

Please do not post LGIU member-only content on publicly accessible platforms or share it with organisations that are not LGIU members. If you would like to share a particular resource with an external partner organisation, please contact us for permission first.

Yes! Register on the website and opt in to our free newsletters. There’s also plenty of open content on the website for you to explore.

If you have tried to reset your password without success, then please email [email protected] for further assistance.

You control which updates we send you. Go to the ‘Notifications‘ area of your website account and choose the newsletters and alerts you want to receive.

The best way to find specific information is to use the search function that appears at the top of every web page. A greatly enhanced search capability was designed into the LGIU’s new website (launched in 2026).

Many visitors also find it productive to browse by topic. Simply click on the ‘hamburger menu’ in the top left of your screen to expand the topic menu.

Keep the ‘Topics’ in your website account up to date. This will ensure that when you log in to the website, the resources most relevant to your interests are the first things you see.

Yes! All staff and councillors at LGIU member councils receive a 25% discount on any training. This includes all open sessions and tailored in-house training programmes.

Explore the full LGIU training calendar.

LGIU also runs a full calendar of member-only panel discussions, Ask the Expert and How To… sessions. These are all FREE to attend for staff and councillors at LGIU member councils.

When you book open training sessions via our website, you will need to pay with a credit card.

If you would like to book several people onto a session and the total cost exceeds £500, you can get in touch to arrange an invoice for the booking.

All in-house will be invoiced.

Whether you receive a refund for cancelling a training booking will depend on the amount of notice. Please see our cancellation policy for full details.

You can transfer your booking to a colleague at any point up to the start time at no extra cost. Please get in touch if you would like to do this.

Yes! LGIU runs a wide range of events exclusively for LGIU councils.

Explore the events calendar and book a place today.