Analysis and Research

Our latest work

• Local Government Association Analysis and Research Bulletin

  The June 2009 edition of LGAARB is now available, keeping you informed about key issues and developments in research of interest to local government.

  Added on: 30 June 2009

• The growth of claimant unemployment by broad occupation and area

  This latest piece of research by the LGA examines how unemployment has changed over the past year at local authority district level. It uses statistics on the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) as a proportion of resident population of working age. The report concentrates on four groups – managers, professionals, those in skilled trades and those in ‘elementary’ occupations (such as labourers, cleaners and catering assistants), and the tables and the maps show the geographical distribution of rising unemployment varies amongst these groups.

  Added on: 12 June 2009

• Equalities and Procurement Survey 2008

  The EHRC, the IDeA, the LGA and the Society of Procurement Officers in local government (SOPO) have just published several pieces of research conducted in order to understand better how local authorities procure services, works and goods, throughout the different stages of the procurement process.

  Added on: 9 June 2009
  

• Sixth form colleges' salaries and numbers survey 2008

  Conducted on behalf of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Forum, this annual survey provides detailed information on the numbers of staff employed in Sixth Form Colleges, and their salaries. It covers senior postholders, teachers, support staff, hourly-paid staff, and contractors.

  Added on: 9 June 2009

• Local Government Association Analysis and Research Employment Digest

  The monthly Employment Digest provides information on the labour market, pay issues and trends and the economy.

  Added on: 3 July 2009

• Worker Registration Scheme

  Access the January 2009 - March 2009 local authority level WRS data from the Home Office. This up-to-date information will not only enable you to discover more about your changing local population, but is invaluable in planning your services. You will be able to investigate new migrant employment patterns including seasonal working, which is essential in building up local economic and employment knowledge.

  Added on: 28 May 2009
  

• LGA survey of local authority staff reductions

  This latest survey from the LGA seeks to understand the number and nature of staff reductions in local authorities in England occurring in the six months to March 2009. This also covers future staff reductions and the nature of staff reductions.

  Added on: 13 May 2009

• Adults' Social Services Expenditure Survey 2008-2009

  The LGA, in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), commissioned a survey of local authority adult social services departments in England to identify 2008-2009 budget and expenditure forecasts. The report examines in more detail the elements of expenditure and pressures on budget, the resources available to deliver social care services to vulnerable adults and builds a more accurate picture of the impact of the economic slowdown on adult social care services.

  Added on: 1 May 2009

• Survey of local authority newsletters/magazines

  The survey was conducted by the LGA in order to gain a better understanding of the scope and nature of local authorities’ magazines/newsletters. This was in the context of attention having recently been drawn to such publications in light of the difficulties faced by many local newspapers.

  Added on: 1 May 2009

• Local authorities and school improvement - the use of statutory powers

  This report examines the formal and informal strategies that local authorities have developed to support and challenge their schools, and focuses in particular on whether local authorities have (or have not) used the intervention powers that have been available to them, and the reasoning behind their approach.

  Added on: 22 April 2009