Useful information for councils on novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
On these pages, you will find guidance and resources from the LGA and our key partners, as well as the latest official Government information relevant to local government.
Quick links
- LGA COVID-19 support offer
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A summary of our current refocused support offer.
Leadership development
The scale of the challenge that councils are currently facing requires strong, responsive and resilient leadership. We are refocusing our leadership offer so that senior councillors and officers have access to e-learning resources and the ability to share their experiences with their peers. - Latest LGA news releases and parliamentary briefings
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Our latest media lines related to coronavirus.
Our latest parliamentary briefings and responses related to coronavirus.
- COVID-19 related publications
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Lessons learnt from councils' response to rough sleeping during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leisure under lockdown: how culture and leisure services responded to COVID-19
Very High Alert Level (Tier 3) Regulations
Changes to local authority powers and duties resulting from the Coronavirus Regulations 2020
Community health and care discharge and crisis care model: an investment in reablement
COVID-19: a leadership workbook for cabinet members
Councillor guidance: COVID-19 reset and recovery
A councillor’s workbook on effective opposition during COVID-19, reset and recovery
Managing the wellbeing of furloughed staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Upcoming COVID-19 virtual events
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Learning lessons from the response to COVID-19: safeguarding people experiencing homelessness
25 January 2021, 10.00am - 12.00pm - COVID-19 cases data from LG Inform
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Rolling weekly tracker overview for England
Rolling weekly tracker quick view for your local authority
Local authority report showing the number and rates of all confirmed COVID-19 cases by authority, compared to others
England overview report showing the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths across England as a whole, and the top ten councils for number and rate of cases
Weekly deaths report providing a summary of Office for National Statistics (ONS) weekly deaths data
Care homes report focusing on deaths in care homes in particular
Vulnerable groups report providing estimates of local authority populations likely to be vulnerable to COVID-19
Area characteristics report comparing case rates across all local authorities to other factors at a local area level, such as deprivation.
- Government information and support
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- GOV.UK/coronavirus
- National Lockdown: Stay at Home (information on what you can and cannot do, January 2021)
- COVID-19 guidance for local government
- PHE - local outbreak plans assurance survey
- MHCLG Local Digital Collaboration Unit: responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
- GOV.UK – contingency framework: education and childcare settings
- Other information and support
Information and guidance for councils
There is not a single area of local government that is not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for updated information and support on how to tackle the 'new normal' is understandably great. To help you navigate the situation, we have split our COVID-19 hub into four different areas, so you can easily find the information you need.
We are working as fast as we can to update this section with useful information for you. Please keep checking back and follow us on Twitter @LGAcomms and @LGAnews for the latest updates.
To help amplify the good work local government is doing, please keep using #ThankYouLocalGov and #CouncilsCan across social media.