General
Public services all in on place. Website of the UK government.
Provides local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies.
Accessibility
You can complain to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales about local government, National Health Service organisations including GPs, and the National Assembly for Wales. The Ombudsman considers complaints about matters such as housing, planning, education, social services and health services.
Capacity Building
Promotes quality public services via networking, the sharing of information and best practice.
Aims is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond.
The Institute shapes and supports the managers of tomorrow.
Helps councils achieve the high standards of people management and development needed to ensure the continuous improvement of services.
Working in partnership with all councils, to enhance the performance of the best, accelerate the speed of improvement of the rest, and develop the sector as a whole.
Works nationally and internationally to help public sector organisations build capacity in good governance and offer more effective, better value services.
Public Service Management Wales (PSMW) works to support and help build the capacity of managers and leaders across the public sector in Wales.
Established to support the implementation of the National Procurement Strategy and the delivery of council efficiency targets in England.
SOLACE is the representative body for senior strategic managers working in local government. The society promotes effective local government and provides professional development for its members.
Citizenship
The Citizenship Foundation is an independent charity which aims to empower individuals to engage in the wider community through education about the law, democracy and society.
The Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees and is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of all aspects of education and training which are likely to promote "character development" and "citizenship”.
Community Safety
Provides drugs professionals with the latest news and guidance from government about the Drugs Strategy.
Neighbourhood policing is the police services commitment to improving your quality of life by working together with partners, targeting the issues that you identify as those that matter
designing out crime - Secured By Design is a not-for-profit company which: sets standards for secure design; licenses and lists approved construction professionals and products; publishes design guides; lists Police Architectural Liaison officers by region.
Education
The Department for Education and Skills was established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all.
The WLGA works closely with the Welsh Assembly Government Department for Education and Training, to develop policies and strategies that support local authorities in continuing improvement in education.
EMIE is one of the NFER's information services and part of the local government family. EMIE was established in 1981 to facilitate the exchange of information between local authorities on educational issues and to encourage the sharing of expertise and effective practice. The network includes England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Environmental Quality
The Green Organisation is an independent, non-political, non-activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.
From here you can access information on the Welsh Assembly Governments sustainable approach to waste management, animal health and welfare as well as support for rural communities, farmers, fisheries and the agri-food business. Sustainable development through the environment strategy, planning system and the sustainable management of our landscapes
This section of the WLGA website includes information on climate change, countryside and biodiversity and also an archive of WLGA environment reports.
NetRegs is a partnership between the UK's three environmental regulators and is the primary trusted source of guidance on environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) throughout the UK. The website is easy-to-use and all visitors remain anonymous - there is no need to register. Guidance is offered by Business Type and Environmental Topic.
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a charity that exists to promote and progress civil engineering. ICE is a qualifying body, a centre for the exchange of specialist knowledge, and a provider of resources to encourage innovation and excellence in the profession, worldwide.
Equalities
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people.
We work for a just and integrated society, where diversity is valued.
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
Works to eliminate sex discrimination in Britain today.
Works to achieve equality and justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people.
The works to embed equality and social justice principles across the full range of work undertaken by Welsh local government.
Governance & Finance
Promotes good practice and helps those responsible for public services to achieve better outcomes for citizens, with a focus on those people who need public services most.
CIPFA is one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the UK and the only one which specialises in the public sector.
Works is to promote improvement, so that people in Wales benefit from accountable, well-managed public services that offer the best possible value for money.
Health & Social Care
The SSIA was set up to support local authorities increase the pace of improvement and promote excellence within social services. Hosted by the Welsh Local Government Association the Agency is a partnership enterprise between the Association, ADSS Cymru and the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Care Council promotes high standards for social care workers to improve safeguards for users of social care services.
Housing
Partnerships
Promotes best practice for individuals and organisations working in partnerships between the voluntary and public sectors.
A toolkit to assist local authorities and their partners.
Planning & Design
CABE stands for an improvement in peoples quality of life through good design.
Gives planners help in providing faster, fairer, more efficient and better quality services.
Regeneration
Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is an independent think-doing organisation involved in regeneration, local economic development and local governance
Groundwork is a federation of Trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each working with their partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses in areas in need of investment and support.
One of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. JRF seeks to better understand the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of overcoming them.
The Regional Studies Association dedicated to regional development, policy and research.
The Association supports local authorities in their economic development and regeneration activities by providing information and analysis, promoting and facilitating the role of local authorities in economic development, tourism and regeneration and exchanging experience between local authorities - including through the Excellence Wales scheme.
Regulatory Services
Statistical information
Aims to meet the data needs of local and central government in Wales by ensuring they are better informed about the characteristics of the services and activities of local authorities and of the environment in which they operate."
MORI Social Research Institute is the largest provider of research to local government.
The term 'National Statistics' stands for qualities such as relevance, integrity, quality, accessibility and freedom from political influence. Data deemed to be 'National Statistics' provide an up-to-date, comprehensive and meaningful description of the UK's economy and society.
Collect, process, interpret and publish information about Wales, and promote its use in decision making within government and beyond.
Sustainability
The overarching aim is to create thriving, vibrant, sustainable communities which will improve everyone’s quality of life.
The Sustainable Development Unit works to embed, monitor and report on sustainable development across Whitehall and the UK.
The Sustainable Development Commission is the Government's independent advisory body on sustainable development.
The network contributes to sustainable development in the United Kingdom by facilitating better use of evidence and research in policy making.
Waste
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), is the professional body which representing waste management professionals. The CIWM sets the professional standards for individuals working in the waste management industry and has various grades of membership determined by education, qualification and experience.
The leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.
Seeks to reduce littering in Wales, support activities that maintain a clean and tidy environment and set challenging targets to measure improvements in the cleanliness and tidiness of the local environment.
NetRegs is a partnership between the UK's three environmental regulators and is the primary trusted source of guidance on environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK. The website is easy-to-use and all visitors remain anonymous - there is no need to register.
The site has a specific section offering guidance on environmental regulations governing waste and recycling.
Promotes the 3R’s of reduce, reuse and recycling of rubbish across Wales.
Provides information on waste minimisations, waste reduction, waste recycling and waste reuse in an accessible and effective manner.
Working with community organisations, local and national government encouraging the environmental benefits of waste minimisation and recycling.
This section of the WLGA website includes information on climate change, countryside and biodiversity and also an archive of WLGA environment reports.