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<p>The Department works closely with the Local Government Association (LGA) on a host
of issues and through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), provides £21 million of
funding to the LGA to deliver a number of activities. Included in this is training
and development offers for councillors, for example, the LGA have a target of providing
development opportunities for at least 700 councillors and also run a more tailored
development offer for ambitious councillors. This MoU is reviewed formally on a quarterly
basis by officials and the LGA.</p>
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