Resources for councils

Fact sheets and report summaries on key issues and investigations from the Local Government Inspectorate.

Find sample local government policies on topics including procurement, complaints, governance arrangements, election period policies and councillors’ code of conduct.

Case studies about common breaches of the Local Government Act.

Case studies of our investigations of possible breaches of, and compliance to, the Local Government Act.

Find key issues and recommendations we’ve found during recent council examinations.