MPs have commissioned consultancy LG Futures to help them understand more about the fair funding ...
With an increase in school rolls and a shortage of land, urban local authorities are having to de...
As chief executives convene in Trafford for the SOLACE Summit, Dan Peters reveals the findings of...
Scotland’s Barclay Review into business rates was a ‘missed opportunity’ that did not go far enou...
Spending by councils on social care rose by £556m in 2016/17 to £17.5bn - the first time it has r...
A second local enterprise partnership (LEP) has had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Dep...
A damning peer review of Northamptonshire CC’s financial position has warned the authority is ‘he...
Granting foster carers workers’ rights such as holiday pay and discrimination protection would di...
Labour Party officials are closely monitoring the impending appointment of a permanent chief exec...
