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The Annual Local Government Conference 2025

Policy, People & Place

Salford Community Stadium, Greater Manchester 22 October 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Overview

How can local authorities lead through uncertainty while delivering fairer, greener, and more resilient public services?

Local government is facing a perfect storm. Rising public expectations, tighter budgets, and urgent demands around health inequality, social care, climate action and workforce wellbeing are testing councils like never before. New policies from the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act to the Digital Development Strategy 2024 to 2030 are creating opportunities for innovation, but they also bring a need for bold leadership, strategic investment, and cross-sector collaboration. At a time when communities are seeking more from their local services, the need to modernise, digitise, and engage has never been more urgent.

The Institute of Government & Public Policy has earned a reputation for delivering insightful and thought-provoking conferences. Now in its fifth iteration, the Annual Local Government Conference 2025 will bring together local authority leaders, policymakers, digital innovators, and frontline professionals to address the sector's biggest challenges, from digital transformation and cybersecurity to place-based leadership and sustainability.

Join the Institute of Government & Public Policy for the Annual Local Government Conference to explore innovative and strategic solutions for transforming local public services and shaping the future of local government.

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