Members & Followers
Reflections from the Frontline
Johanna Boyd reflects on her time spent as leader of Stirling Council and shares her insights into what makes a successful councillor.
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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Most popular LGiU content of 2019
Your favourite LGiU content from 2019 from England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland – including member-only policy briefings, blogs, think pieces and podcasts.
England & Wales, Ireland, Scotland
Members & Followers
Councillor skills: reading for speed and retention
Miranda Smythe offers some key tips for getting through the huge amounts of reading material that is a councillor’s lot.
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland
Members & Followers
Local Finance Taskforce: A roadmap to a sustainable future
The LGiU’s Local Finance Taskforce ran through 2018 /19 to expand the conversation and widen the thinking about what is needed to achieve a well-functioning…
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Community collaboration: a councillor’s guide
Engaging people in the decisions that affect their lives is an essential feature of local democracy. This goes far beyond town hall meetings and opinion surveys: we must recognise that communities often hold the answers to their own problems and allow them an equal voice at the table. For the purposes of this report, we…
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Does local government work for women? Final report of the local government commission
This report is the result of a year-long study led by the Fawcett Society in partnership with the Local Government Information Unit, which asked ‘Does Local Government Work for Women?’ and contains recommendations to help solve the issues faced by women in town halls.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Minorities can’t run councils – or can they?
Richard Kerley wonders if we can learn to love minority government.
Scotland
Members & Followers
Does local government work for women?
This interim report from the Commission on Women in Local Government outlines key findings from data analysis of women’s representation in councils across England and Wales, carried out by the Centre for Women and Democracy. It also presents the findings of an LGiU survey of 2,304 councillors, carried out between December 2016 and January 2017.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
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
Members & Followers
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
Members & Followers
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
Members & Followers
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
Members & Followers
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