Members & Followers
Natural Leaders: actions for local environmental leadership
This guide, supported by Natural England, aims to present the first principles for local environmental leadership.
England & Wales
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.
Featured:
Annual Review 2021
As the year draws to a close we look back at the highlights from LGIU’s work in our annual review of 2021.
England & Wales
Global Local: 2021 in Recap
At the end of our first year of Global Local, we recap the challenges shared and lessons highlighted.
Global
Leaving a Kingdom – How fared local government?
As we enter 2022, the sovereign State of Ireland is marking a ‘decade of centenaries’. This publication reviews the achievements of the nation to have…
Global, Ireland
Members & Followers
Local Work: empowering local government to tackle worklessness
In this discussion document, the arguments for a radical and rapid devolution to local government of resources and responsibilities for tackling worklessness are set out.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Local SONAR
This paper calls for a new settlement between communities, local government, national government and its agencies to improve the stewardship of local natural resources, which the LGiU has named ‘Local SONAR’.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Walk this way: recognising value in active health prevention
Natural England and LGiU formed a partnership to investigate the value of walking as an important part of a package of locally driven preventative measures. This is the report of that inquiry.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Once and For All: funding the improvement gap in existing council housing
This report was written by the LGiU for the London Borough of Southwark. It suggests proposals for dealing with the shortfall in council house funding and raising money needed to bring housing stock up to scratch without simply asking central government for more money.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Room to Move
The LGiU was commissioned by Westminster Council to carry out research in to the growing problem of overcrowding and look at possible long-term solutions. Room to Move is the report of that research. The report recommends an an overhaul of current legislation to bring about fundamental changes to local government finance and to loosen the constraints on…
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Primary Justice: an inquiry into justice in communities
This is the final report of the All Party Parliamentary Local Government Group’s inquiry into justice in communities.
England & Wales
