Councils are set to benefit from any growth in their council tax base during the new multi-year settlement, ministers have ...

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

Haringey LBC is in the final stages of submitting an application to the government for exceptional financial support (EFS) ...

Dorset Council has tightened user permissions and increased monitoring after failings were identified in a report on ...

Councillors from across the political spectrum expressed major concerns about LGR at this week’s County Councils Network ...

However, under the amendment put forward by Mr Reed today some committee systems could be “protected” from the changes if a referendum to install the committee system took place in the past 10 years.

The switch to digital system for phone lines will affect everything from telecare to traffic lights and councils need to prepare, writes Professor Sultan Mahmud, director of health and communities, ...