Local Government Association (England and Wales)

found: Yearbook, 1998:cover (Local Government Association) p. 5 (LGA; created in Apr., 1997 to represent local authorities in England and Wales; builds on the 3 previous local authority associations--Association of County Councils, the Association of District Councils and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 22 Sept. 2015(Local Government Association; LGA; national voice of local government in England and, via the Welsh LGA, in Wales; formed on 1 April 1997; Head Office at Local Government House (formerly Transport House) in Smith Square, Westminster, London; its members are various types of English and Welsh local authorities but does not cover parish and community councils; Welsh members are part of the affiliated Welsh Local Government Association, which is a constituent part of the LGA, but retains full autonomy in dealing with Welsh affairs; in Scotland the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and in Northern Ireland the Northern Ireland Local Government Association are wholly distinct bodies with similar roles to those of the LGA in England and Wales)