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Local Government Finance Training for UNISON Stewards 2022
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Resource pack: Ask the Expert – 2025 State of Local Government Finance (England)
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Resource pack: Ask the expert – Inclusive local economies
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – The 2025 Employment Rights Act: what councils need to know
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Resource pack: Building democratic support for local climate action report launch
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Resource pack: How to write an impactful briefing
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Resource pack: Report launch – The state of local government finance in Scotland
Resource pack: State of the locals 2024
Reviewing the Big 3 financial reports effectively
Rewiring the state: Delivering for local government
Safety and self protection booster
Scrutiny training materials for Safer South Lanarkshire Board
Shape and share your message
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South Africa: the impact of lockdowns and Covid-19 on the very poorest
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Terms of use
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The Armed Forces Covenant: the new duty and resources available
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Universal health care as crisis response
What is meant by health inequalities?
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In-house training: personal safety series
Management Fundamentals: Developing as a manager or team leader
Local government facts and figures: Ireland
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Resource pack: 2025 Local Democracy Summit
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – Looking to 2050: The future of local government in England
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Resource pack: Ask the Expert: Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: Emergency Planning – Professor Lucy Easthope
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: English Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: How to respond to a cyber attack
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Bite-size learning: Section 114s for UNISON
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Health inequalities before Covid-19
Health inequalities, Covid-19 and Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities groups
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How to write an impactful briefing materials
In-house Training (Colchester): Chairing skills resources
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IN-HOUSE TRAINING (Shetland Islands Council) Presentations and Information: Being an effective councillor: interpersonal skills
IN-HOUSE TRAINING (Shetland Islands Council): Online training presentations and information: Management Fundamentals
In-house Training (Westminster): Effective report writing resources
In-house training advanced report writing resources (Rossendale)
In-house Training for East Dunbartonshire Council Mar-26
In-house Training for LB Lewisham: Facilitation skills resources
In-house Training for Maidstone Borough Council Apr-26
In-house Training for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Mar-26
In-house Training Warwick DC: Budgets and Accounts for Councillors: Resources
IN-HOUSE TRAINING: City of Westminster: Local Government Finance Essentials
IN-HOUSE TRAINING: City of Westminster: Local Government Leadership Development Essentials
In-house training: Effective report writing resources South Oxon & Vale Councils
In-house training: Effective scrutiny and questioning skills resources (Bracknell Forest)
In-house training: Effective scrutiny resources (Folkestone & Hythe)
In-house Training: Oxford City Council: Tackling disinformation in climate communications training resources
In-house training: Practical project management training resources for Elmbridge Council
In-house training: Practical project management training resources for Maidstone Council
In-house training: Practical project management training resources for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
In-house training: Practical project management training resources for Westminster
In-house training: Scrutiny training materials for Blackburn with Darwen
LDRS Conference local government finance workshop slides
LGIU Ireland: a year in review
LGIU Membership
- Get the most from your LGIU membership
- Lead contact toolkit
LGIU research: parking strategies survey
Local Elections 101: your questions, answered
Local elections 2022: LGIU training
Local government explained
Local government facts and figures: Wales
Local government finance essentials training resources
Local Government Finance Training for UNISON Stewards 2022
Local Government Finance Training for UNISON Stewards 2024
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Local Government Leadership & Management Development Essentials Resources
Local Government Leadership Development Essentials Reseources
Make a difference as a councillor training materials
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Oldham In-house training: Managing casework resources
Online training presentations and information: An Introduction to Overview & Scrutiny
Online training presentations and information: Blended and agile working
Online Training Presentations and Information: Developing an Organisational Culture to suit future operating models
Online training presentations and information: Improving your memory skills and reading at speed
Online training presentations and information: Local Government Finance Series ‘Lunch & Learn’
Online training presentations and information: Management Fundamentals
Online training presentations and information: Managing Conflict at Work
Online training presentations and information: Minuting Virtual Meetings
Online training presentations and information: Tackling Disinformation Online and Offline
Online training presentations and information: the 5 project management challenges
Organisational Development training materials
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Practical project management training materials
Practical project management training resources (Rossendale)
Privacy
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Public health misinformation: True and False
Questioning skills for scrutiny training materials for Braintree
Questioning skills for scrutiny training resources
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Resource pack: Ask the Expert – 2025 State of Local Government Finance (England)
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – 2026 State of Local Government Finance (England)
Resource pack: Ask the expert – Inclusive local economies
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – The 2025 Employment Rights Act: what councils need to know
Resource pack: Ask the expert – The future of social care in Scotland
Resource pack: Ask the expert – The state of local government finance in Scotland
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: Funding systems for local government – international comparisons
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: The state of local government finance in England 2024
Resource pack: Building democratic support for local climate action report launch
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel – Community engagement done well
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel: Strategies for tackling misinformation in local government
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel: Sustainable & affordable housing
Resource pack: How to write an impactful briefing
Resource pack: How to write an impactful policy briefing/report for decision
Resource pack: Report launch – The state of local government finance in Scotland
Resource pack: State of the locals 2024
Reviewing the Big 3 financial reports effectively
Rewiring the state: Delivering for local government
Safety and self protection booster
Scrutiny training materials for Safer South Lanarkshire Board
Shape and share your message
Share your idea or story
Sign in
Social media essentials resources
South Africa: the impact of lockdowns and Covid-19 on the very poorest
Speed reading training materials
Strategic partners
Strategic thinking training materials
Tackling disinformation and misinformation training resources
Terms of use
Thank you
Thank you for subscribing
The Armed Forces Covenant: the new duty and resources available
The Marmot Review and Marmot 10 years on
Topics
Training Resources: Local government finance for UNISON
Universal health care as crisis response
What is meant by health inequalities?
Working with councillors training materials
Working with councillors training materials for Dorset
Working with councillors training materials for Shetland
Working with councillors training materials for South Cambridgeshire DC
Working with officers training materials for Shetland
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Cllr Awards 2023 – The Shortlist – Scotland
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Cllr Awards 2025 – The Winners – England & Wales
LGIU & CCLA Cllr Awards – privacy notice
Cllr Awards: previous winners
Courses for councillors
Courses for officers & staff
In-house training: personal safety series
Management Fundamentals: Developing as a manager or team leader
Local government facts and figures: Ireland
Local government facts and figures: Northern Ireland
Local government facts and figures: Scotland
Local government facts and figures: England
Resource pack: 2025 Local Democracy Summit
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – Looking to 2050: The future of local government in England
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – Public service delivery in the era of local government reorganisation
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – Reimagining Urban Governance – The Co-City Approach with Sheila Foster
Resource pack: Ask the Expert – What do the 2025 local election results mean for local government?
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: Emergency Planning – Professor Lucy Easthope
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: English Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: How to respond to a cyber attack
Resource pack: Ask the Expert: The state of local government finance in Scotland
Resource pack: Ask the trainer – new councillor essentials
Resource pack: Building the council workforce of tomorrow
Resource pack: Civility in public life
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel – Challenges and opportunities in managing coastal communities
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel – From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance
Resource pack: Global Local Executive Panel – Harmonious council decision making
Resource pack: Growing the local economy
Resource pack: How can 10 years of English devolution inform our response to the UK Government’s White Paper?
Resource pack: How to use practical wellbeing tools to support resilience
Resource pack: State of the locals 2025
Resource pack: Tackling the housing and homelessness crisis
Resource pack: Trust and tech: AI’s future with local government
Resource pack: What does the year ahead mean for the future of local government?

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About the LGIU
About us
- Governance
- Our members
Accessibility
Advanced report writing resources
APPG on Local Government Officers meeting
Being an effective manager training resources
Bite Size Learning Part 2: Local Government Finance Training for UNISON Stewards
Bite Size Learning: Local Government Finance Training for UNISON Stewards
Bite-size learning: Section 114s for UNISON
Budget setting training resources
Chairing skills training resources
Chief Executive Knowledge Exchange
civicrm
Cllr Awards
- Cllr Awards: The rules
Cllr Awards in pictures
Comment
Community engagement training resources
Cookie Policy
Daily News FAQs
Dashboard
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Effective report writing resources City & Hackney Public Health
England: Local Elections
Equality and inclusive leadership in local government
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Events and training cancellation policy
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Future Local Lab
Glasgow and the impact of Covid-19 on health inequalities
Global Local
Global Local courtesy membership
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