The chief executive of Huntingdonshire DC, who has previously worked at a county and unitaries, argues the value of districts ...

The government has launched a GDS Local to make services more “joined up and reliable” and reform how councils buy technology.

Leicestershire CC’s director of children and family services is set to take over as the new chief executive next week, following the retirement of John Sinnott after more than 30 years. Jane Moore, ...

Finance experts have questioned whether the continuation of the recovery grant is “principled” with one describing it as ...

The finance policy statement and the outcome of the fair funding review show the government is determined to push through ...

Rutland CC has been removed from a local government reorganisation proposal in Lincolnshire. The unitary had previously been ...

Local government minister Alison McGovern has rejected a request to delay LGR and insisted the government will complete LGR ...

However, under the amendment put forward by Mr Reed today some committee systems could be “protected” from the changes if a ...

Giving the housing secretary greater scope to intervene in planning decisions for sites with more than 150 homes does not ...

The government has announced a £5bn funding “boost” over three years as it is set to confirm reforms to the local government ...

Ministers have said that the remoteness adjustment will be applied only to the adult social care formula, as part of its ...

Wolverhampton City Council has launched a compliance scheme for beauty services such as Botox to try to “improve standards".