With the sector in crisis and the need for radical change, fundamental questions are being asked about what local government is for. Martin Ford reports.
The Government has ‘no intention to delay at all the local government reorganisation process’, mi...
Adult social care disaggregation should not focus on scale, according to research published today.
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is to use next month’s Local Government Association (LGA) co...
The sector knew not to expect full detail in the Spending Review but the absence of any further i...
The danger remains that reorganisation will result in remote councils and simply consolidate admi...
Heather Jameson says ministers may end up making the final decisions on reorganisation ‘based on ...
Councils in Lancashire are edging closer to an agreement on reorganisation, but it is likely to b...
The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...
Local authorities will be forced to make ‘deep cuts to important services’ if the Government push...
Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, ...
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