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Dear colleague,
Calls for action
National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
The NGDP programme has recruited its biggest and most diverse cohort to date in 2020, with 149 graduate places around the country, of whom 28 per cent identified as BAME and of whom more than ever before felt able to disclose a disability. We have now received a record of over 7,400 applications for 2021 placements. If your council is interested in signing up and hosting graduates, please visit our National Graduate Development Programme page or email helen.reeves@local.gov.uk for an informal conversation.
Climate action plans
We are collecting council climate change action plans to help local authorities share and learn from one another. Please do send across your website link to climate@local.gov.uk. We have started mapping these action plans on our Climate Change web pages under 'LGA resources' and then 'Climate Emergency Map'
Webinars and digital events
Councillor digital training
20 January 2021, 10.00am - 12.30pm
Six digital and data councillor training sessions will take place from 20 January. The first workshop is focused on digital inclusion and connectivity with speakers from Stockport Council, Wolverhampton Council, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Good Things Foundation. Other topics in the series include digital communications and digital in social care and shielding vulnerable people. You can find out more, other dates, and register for the event on the LGA website.
Local elections 2021: standing for election and campaigning in a COVID-19 context
26 January 2021, 2.00pm - 3.30pm
This webinar is aimed at candidates standing for elections in May 2021, their election agents, campaigners and political association staff. The webinar will provide the opportunity to learn from comparable elections that have taken place in Scotland during the pandemic by hearing first-hand how candidates and their campaigners responded to the challenges presented by COVID-19 in their recent by-elections.
Digital solutions to the climate crisis
9 February 2021, 2.30pm - 4.00pm
Through a series of presentations - which bring together innovators, technologists, and local authorities - you’ll hear examples of how digital technologies are being deployed to support citizen engagement on climate action.
Remote working: path to an adaptable economy
17 February 2021, 10.00am - 12.00pm
This roundtable is aimed at officers working on economic growth and development and will form part of our economic growth improvement offer, so feedback is greatly appreciated, spaces are limited to one officer per council. If you wish to attend please email productivity@local.gov.uk by 5 February 2021 or visit our webpage for more information.
LGA Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020
We have developed a Model Councillor Code of Conduct, in association with key partners and after extensive consultation with the sector, as part of our work on supporting all tiers of local government to continue to aspire to high standards of leadership and performance.
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LG Inform Plus coronavirus updates
As part of the LG Inform Plus subscription service, we continue to review legislative changes as a result of the pandemic. We have updated our 'Powers and Duties' online guide which includes legislative changes up to 31 December 2020, including health protection and business COVID-19 security. The information can also be downloaded as a Comma Separated Variables (CSV) spreadsheet.
For more information visit LG Inform Plus.
first magazine and bulletin
LGA's membership magazine 'first' is received as a hard copy by over 18,000 councillors and 400 chief executives. In a response to demand, we have made it easier to read online by creating a dedicated website to read all of its articles, interviews and opinion pieces.
first e-bulletins
In response to the coronavirus crisis, the LGA is increasing the frequency of its first e-bulletins to help elected members keep up-to-date, with a round-up of the latest COVID-19 news, guidance and council good practice.
All councillors who receive first magazine should also be receiving the e-bulletin, unless they have previously opted out of it. Councillors can sign up for the bulletin, using their council.gov.uk addresses.
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Yours faithfully,
Cllr Peter Fleming OBE
Chairman, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board
For further information about anything in this bulletin, please contact improvement@local.gov.uk
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