News & Events

Listed below are the national news items and national events.

• The Centre for Public Scrutiny Launch Oversight & Scrutiny Survey

  Publish date: 12/11/2019

  As local government practitioners, the CfPS would like to hear your views on their 2019 oversight and scrutiny survey spread the word to your fellow council officers and members. The CfPS want to have – and want you to have – the fullest possible picture of scrutiny across the country so they can work on improving it for all.

• The Timetable for the Parliamentary UK General Election Has Been Published

  Publish date: 31/10/2019

  The Electoral Commission has published the timetable for the UK General Election. The timetable is based on the assumption that the writ is received on the day following the dissolution of Parliament.

• Are You An Expert Practitioner In Your Field?

  Publish date: 31/10/2019

  LLG is looking to recruit 3 new National Leads to champion the profession in the following fields: - Employment Partnership & Procurement Housing & Regeneration

• Event Invitation - Employment Law Update

  Publish date: 28/10/2019

  We would be delighted if you could join us at our next round of Employment Law Update seminars. Seminars will be held in Bristol, Birmingham, London and Leeds in December.

• Procurement Update Seminars - Event invitation from Bevan Brittan

  Publish date: 28/10/2019

  ​Bevan Brittan will be hosting its next series of Procurement updates. Dates will be held in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Bristol in November.

• Building a Safer Future - regulation, risk and best practice. Where are we now?

  Publish date: 23/10/2019

  Join Weightmans for this informative morning seminar, to explore what the proposals mean for the construction industry and how to prepare for change.

• LLG President Delivers Rallying Speech at Governance Conference

  Publish date: 20/10/2019

  Read the President's speech to the LLG Governance Conference 2019

• Government Releases No Deal Brexit Readiness Report

  Publish date: 08/10/2019

  The report includes information on borders, industry, medicines, imports and exports and security. A chapter dedicated to Public Services and Local Authorities Appears at chapter 7

• R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent) Cherry and others (Respondents) v Advocate General for Scotland (Appellant) (Scotland)

  Publish date: 01/10/2019

  Judgement of the Supreme Court

• LLG Publishes Guidance on EU Exit Statutory Instruments with Local Government Impact

  Publish date: 27/09/2019

  LLG is delighted to launch our guidance on EU Exit Statutory Instruments with Local Government Impacts. The guidance is designed to set out the broad range of governance documents which underpin local authorities, and which may be affected by changes brought in by the government. It sets out in detail the main changes brought about by numerous statutory instruments which broadly correct “retained EU law” to ensure that the legislation will work properly once the UK has left the EU.