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Local government

Good practice and guidance

The ten most recent good practice and guidance documents published on the local government site.

  • Improving Public Access to Toilets: Guidance on Community Toilet Schemes and SatLav

    This guidance provides an overview of the Community Toilet Scheme developed by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, as well as a step-by-step guide on how to set up a similar scheme.

    • Added:  19 November 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance
  • Measuring and Reporting Value for Money Gains: A Guide to Compiling the Data for National Indicator 179

    All councils are required to report the total Value for Money gains they have achieved through National Indicator 179. This guidance sets out the basic principles and requirements for measuring and reporting VfM gains.

    • Added:  9 October 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance
  • LAA negotiations in 2008: Lessons Learnt

    This document summarises the key lessons learnt from LAA negotiations in 2008. It aims to support the development of arrangements for the programme, with a particular focus on influencing the forthcoming annual review and refresh.

    • Added:  22 September 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • LAA Annual Review 2008/09

    As set out in Strong and Prosperous Communities (2006) and the subsequent LAA Operational Guidance, each LAA will be subject to an annual review. This guidance note focuses specifically on first year review arrangements.

    • Added:  22 September 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • Practical Guides for Using Neighbourhood-Level Data

    This report gives technical advice on the use of neighbourhood-level data to help inform regeneration activities.

    • Added:  19 August 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • Assessing Neighbourhood-Level Data for Target Setting

    This report assess key small area datasets for target setting, performance monitoring and wider contextual analysis.

    • Added:  19 August 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • Roles and responsibilities in the local performance framework

    This document provides an overview of what councils, LSPs, GOs, Inspectorates and central government departments will be doing to implement the new local performance framework following sign-off of Local Area Agreements in June 2008.

    • Added:  29 July 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • Local Government Restructuring: Guidance on Staffing Issues

    This guidance document sets out the Government's expectation as to how staffing matters should be handled.

    • Added:  5 June 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance
  • Social Housing Efficiency Inflation Indices - May 2008

    This note sets out the final approved inflation indices for use in reporting social housing efficiency gains in the 2007-08 backward look efficiency statements.

    • Added:  29 May 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries
  • Measuring and Reporting Efficiency Gains: Supplementary information for completing the 2007-08 Backward Look efficiency statements

    This note updates information and useful links included in the efficiency guidance published in March 2007 to assist councils with the completion of their 2007-08 Backward Look efficiency statements.

    • Added:  29 May 2008
    • Site: Local government
    • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

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