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Briefing to the incoming government
2 December 2023
Local government plays a crucial role in complementing and enhancing central government.
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Representation reviews
30 November 2023
Local democracy must be seen to be open, transparent and fair for people to have trust in democratic institutions.
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Elected Members' Census
28 November 2023
The profile of people elected at the 2022 local government elections.
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Local government parental leave policy
18 January 2023
We developed the following template policies on child-care allowances and parental leave.
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The case for councils being community housing providers
19 May 2022
A background paper outlining options to support councils playing more of a role in meeting social housing needs.
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Communications in the pre-election period
25 May 2021
This guidance sets out principles and guidelines for local authorities and their members.
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Spatial Planning Can Improve Housing Affordability
30 April 2021
We developed an approach to spatial planning that supports the overarching goal of housing affordability.
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Review of Land Information Memorandums: Achieving best practice
26 February 2021
This report provides a summary of the merits of a national Land Information Memorandum (“LIM”) template.
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How elected members feel about their time in local government
6 January 2021
“Rewarding, interesting, frustrating" - A survey on how elected members feel about their time in local government.
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Community engagement on climate change adaptation
10 August 2020
We collaborated with three councils on climate change-affected communities.
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Local Government Funding and Financing
1 April 2020
Our view on the Productivity Commission’s findings and recommendations.
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Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Metrics for the Regional Sector
3 February 2020
CESIG commissioned independent analysis of CME metrics for 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 years.