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

• Directions to Local Authorities on Control of Disposals, Contracts and Reserves (Cheshire and Bedfordshire)

  Letter and guidance for Local Authorities to be dissolved from 1 April 2009.

  • Added:  9 April 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Circulars and official letters

• Guidance on Community Governance Reviews

  This guidance is intended to provide assistance to principal councils on undertaking community governance reviews and making recommendations about electoral arrangements for parish councils.

  • Added:  9 April 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Control of Disposals, Contracts and Reserves: Guidance note (Bedfordshire)

  The proposals for restructuring that are being implemented by the Bedfordshire (Structural changes) Order 2008 which came into effect on 28 March 2008 were put forward by local authorities in the area themselves.

  • Added:  9 April 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Circulars and official letters

• The Local Government Pension Scheme: Commentary Guidance

  A Guide which summarises the intention of the separate sets of Regulations which constitutes the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from 1 April 2008.

  • Added:  4 April 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Handbook of Definitions

  Final detailed definitions for 198 national indicators following consultation on their proposed definition.

  • Added:  1 April 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Data Interchange Hub: Guide

  Introduced to reduce the burden on collecting data for local authorities and to ensure that local authorities have all the information they need to gauge their own performance against the National Indicators.

  • Added:  26 March 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Delivering Efficiency: Understanding the Cost of Local Government Services

  This report provides advice and guidance on the costing of work activities, as commonly required as part of process improvement and channel migration initiatives.

  • Added:  20 March 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Prospectus 2008: the guide to improvement and efficiency support

  Prospectus drawing together proposals for simplifying support and providing information on the support available to help local authorities and their partners to deliver outcomes locally.

  • Added:  18 March 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Improving Public Access to Better Quality Toilets: A Strategic Guide

  A guide for Local Authorities on improving provision of public conveniences.

  • Added:  6 March 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Update on publication of the final definitions for the national indicator set

  The publication below gives final detailed definitions for 138 of the national indicators out of the total of 198 that were announced 11 October 2007.

  • Added:  29 February 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries; Good practice and guidance