Greater Manchester CA mayor, Andy Burnham (Lab), said local government had been “emasculated” and was at “the brink of viability” earlier this week. In a ...

Baroness Louise Casey has set out “tough questions” for the public about what the NHS and a National Care Service should look like, as she draws up ...

The government has commissioned an external review in Slough BC’s improvement trajectory after commissioners raised concerns about the pace of change at ...

Reforms to the special educational needs system outlined in the schools white paper fail to take into account home-to-school transport costs or any plan ...

The latest planning act reintroduces strategic planning and could change the role of council committees. James Wilmore runs through the key points.  At ...

Councils can deliver more human citizen experiences at scale while reducing the burden on staff and budgets, writes Professor ...

Adult social care directors have raised concerns that Care Quality Commission’s new inspection regime, does not reflect the ...

Former leader and mayor of Newham LBC Sir Robin Wales and a former Labour councillor have defected from the Labour party to ...

Over three quarters of councils plan to raise council tax by the maximum allowed without a referendum, according to LGC's latest research. LGC’s latest ...

Leicester City Council’s partnership with Leicestershire Police and a drug and alcohol treatment service won the public-public partnership award at the ...

The Cumbria Combined Authority (CCA) and the Cheshire & Warrington Combined Authority have been officially created this week, ...

The Treasury should not "underestimate the impact of local government reorganisation" on financial transparency, warns the Commons' public accounts ...