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Out for the count – a guide to the local elections 2017
On 4th May there are local elections across the country. This is our guide to where the action is.
England & Wales, Scotland
Publications
We have an extensive catalogue of publications - research reports, long read articles, toolkits and best practice guidelines - that stem from our work with our member councils and other collaborations.
Most publications are free to read and download as PDFs but you do need to be logged in to the website. Please sign in or set up an account if you don't already have one (this is free of charge). A few publications are for members only.
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Notable practice: LGIU case study roundup March-April 2023
Councils around the world are tackling problems with resourcefulness and ingenuity. LGIU’s round up of case studies, good practice highlights from our exclusive Daily News…
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland
LGIU@40: For the future of local government – a white paper
LGIU@40: For the Future of Local Government is LGIU’s new programme driven by our core belief in the vital role that local democratic institutions have…
England & Wales, Scotland
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Backgrounder: Housing
This backgrounder provides a detailed introduction to local authority housing issues; key topics covered include homelessness, house building and renting. It is written with new…
England & Wales, Scotland
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Start of the possible
This report investigates for the first time the attitudes and perceptions of local elected representatives towards digital technology, governance and leadership in their authorities.
England & Wales
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Paying for it: the human cost of cut-price care
The LGiU worked with the Mears Group to help tell the story of the human impact of provider failure and withdrawal from the home care market. This report presents these stories alongside analysis of the current state of commissioning and funding of home care.
England & Wales
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Guide to Crowdfunding for Local Authorities
This guide will help you to unpick the different types of crowdfunding, their uses within and outside local government, and contains practical tips for those who wish to give crowdfunding a try.
England & Wales
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2017 State of Local Government Finance survey
The LGiU and MJ jointly conducted the 2017 State of Local Government Finance survey from 5 January – 26 January 2017 and received 163 responses.
England & Wales
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Councillors’ attitudes to the planning system
A survey of over 1,200 ward councillors in England, carried out by the Local Government Information Unit, and commissioned by the National Trust, reveals councillors’ view that the planning system works in the interests of developers over councils and local communities.
England & Wales
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Telling stories: reality, fiction and local government
How has local government been represented in fiction? What stories does it tell us and does the fictional portrayal of councils and councillors reflect the reality of this world and critically does fiction itself influence that reality? Janet Sillett explores the reality of local government in fiction in our latest long read.
England & Wales
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Small is beautiful: delivering more homes through small sites
We will not build the homes we need in the UK on large sites alone. Instead we will have to find ways to unlock a range of smaller sites for development. This new report from LGiU in partnership with the Federation of Master Builders focuses on how councils can help to make this happen.
England & Wales
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Local Horizons: about LGiU Scotland
This publication summarises the work LGiU Scotland undertook in 2016, and looks ahead to our plans for the future.
Scotland
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Future Local
This collection of essays looks to a future where a more independent local government sector is driving forward local prosperity and development.
England & Wales
