Local authorities would need £7bn over the next three years to maintain the same level of services, new analysis has revealed. New analysis by the Local ...

Challenges at Croydon LBC “remain significant” as the council continues to rely on exceptional financial support six years after first issuing a section 114 notice, commissioners have warned. In the ...

Ofsted is planning to penalise local authorities who use “illegal” unregistered children’s homes in future inspections. The watchdog announced today that as part of its crackdown on “illegal homes”, ...

Councils need to "reset" their relationship with suppliers to improve procurement processes to take advantage of innovation, ...

Greater Manchester CA chief Caroline Simpson is set to lead Number 10 North, LGC understands. Former Greater Manchester CA mayor Andy Burnham has asked Ms ...

The government's Send financial rescue package will only provide temporary relief without wider changes, councils have said ...

Suffolk CC has confirmed it will pursue a legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. At a meeting ...

Today’s National Audit Office report on devolution in England could hardly be more timely, coming in the week that PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham put devolution at the centre of his first major speech.

Waverley BC insists that its policy on the community infrastructure levy (CIL) is “in accordance with” government regulations, despite being accused in Parliament of “ruthlessly exploit[ing] loopholes ...

The government’s long-awaited statutory guidance on the Local Government Pension Scheme has clarified the definition of local investment and said pools should decide whether to use passive or active ...