Officers need to know about election cancellations "as quickly as possible" or they will continue to plan "until officially ...

Practitioners must use the government consultation to preserve a guardrail that protects member interests, fund autonomy and ...

Adult social care was firmly uncoupled from the priority status given to the NHS, writes an independent social care and ...

Two counties have confirmed they will request a postponement to local elections next year, but two others have said they will not ask for a delay.

The government has offered over 6o councils involved in local government reoganisation the opportunity to delay elections due ...

Despite the sector welcoming the settlement as the first multi-year provision in a decade, it has failed to calm their fears ...

Two London boroughs set to be granted extra council tax freedoms have hit out at the move, as government documents reveal ...

The only way to deliver better care is for the NHS and local authorities to work together more closely, not waste time ...

Government support with special educational needs deficits “will not be unlimited”, councils have been warned, despite being ...

Senior MPs, including former local government ministers, have criticised the government during the Common's debate on the ...

Most districts and inner London boroughs will see their funding fall in real-terms over the three year finance settlement, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Five councils with low council tax rates have been offered council tax flexibility, as the government unveiled a £78bn local ...