Local Government Improvement
| Public TV Public TV gives you fast and free access to high quality government, public sector, professional training, and business videos. |
| Audit Scotland Around 200 public bodies in Scotland spend £26 billion of public money each year. The duty of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission is to check that public money is spent properly, efficiently and effectively. |
| Association of Public Service Excellence APSE assists members with the implementation and development of Best Value and the wider modernisation agenda through networking, information sharing and best practice. |
| COSLA COSLA, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils. |
| Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) IDeA works 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 |
| Improvement Network Developed and supported by four national organisations with unrivalled knowledge of improving local services, the Improvement Network website and provides practical problem-solving tools, real-life examples of services that have been improved |
| Improvement Service The Improvement Service is devoted to improving the efficiency, quality and accountability of public services in Scotland through learning and sharing information and experiences. This site is for elected members, officers and practitioners to share their views and access resources on hot topics that concern Scottish local government, to increase understanding and promote improvement of those areas. |
| Info4localgov A central (UK) government site providing local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies. |
| Local Authority Research and Intelligence Association (LARIA) LARIA promotes the role and practice of research within local government and provides a support network for those conducting or commissioning research. |
| Local Government International Bureau (LGIB) The LGIB represents UK local authorities within Europe and around the world. |
| Local Government Association The LGA promotes the interests of English and Welsh local authorities. It also represents fire authorities, police authorities, national park authorities and passenger transport authorities. |
| Local Government Information Unit An independent policy and research think-tank, providing an information, advice, training and lobbying service for local authorities |
| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister The UK Government department that has responsibility in England for Local Government, housing and homelessness, planning, fire, neighbourhood renewal, social exclusion, sustainable communities and urban policy |
| Public Service Benchmarking Service (PSBS) The Public Sector Benchmarking Service is a partnership between the Cabinet Office and HM Revenue & Customs with the key aim of promoting effective benchmarking and sharing good practices across the public sector |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) SCVO is the national body representing the voluntary sector. It seeks to advance the interests of the voluntary sector by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and delivering sustainable services. |
| Scottish Leadership Foundation The SLF focuses on raising the quality of leadership in Scotland's public services, bringing together new thinking, research and practical evidence-based experience |
| Society of Public Information Networks (SPIN) SPiN represents and promotes the joint interests of public information networks providers in the UK. It has over 300 members, including local authorities, health agencies, libraries, museums, central government departments, voluntary organisations |
| SOLACE SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers) is the representative body for senior strategic managers working in the public sector |
| Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) The Welsh Local Government Association represents the interests of local authorities in Wales. The three fire and rescue authorities, four police authorities and three national park authorities are associate members |
| The Policy Network A voluntary organisation engaged in policy and performance review insectors such as the health, police and fire services. |
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