Local authorities may monitor economic performance indicators. These indicators include employment, enterprise, investment, housing, consumer behaviour and commercial property to benchmark their progress against local and national policy targets.
Local authorities may provide information and advice on local film locations, crews, registering a location, permission to film, film trails and film history.
Local authorities set up and support networks to encourage registered community, voluntary, social inclusion and environmental groups to take part in the council's decision-making and policy making processes, and to monitor local authority activities.
Local authorities publish reports to provide details of how they comply with the Public Spending Code to maintain proper standards and get value for money where public money is being spent or invested.