Below is a list of government, research and academic organisations which provide information to and about the policies and practices of local government.

Centre for Public Scrutiny

An organisation set up to promote the value of scrutiny in modern and effective government to improve the quality of public scrutiny.

Improvement and Development Agency (IDEA)

An organisation set up by and for local government as an advocate for best practice.

Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV)

The core of INLOGOVs work is around the policy and management agendas of local authorities

Direct Gov

The easy way to access government services on the internet.

www.info4local.gov.uk

One-stop portal for local authorities to get quick and easy access to information they need on the web sites of central government departments, agencies and public bodies.

Links to these sites can be found on the right hand side