Local government minister Jim McMahon has hinted he will push ahead with handing councils the pow...
Under-threat councils have commissioned expensive consultants amid the reorganisation shake-up.
Ministers have told senior sector figures that the 21 March reorganisation plans should be ‘light...
Shropshire Council is talking to potential devolution partners as local authorities in neighbouri...
The number of children on formal protection plans in England because of sexual abuse has fallen t...
The annual recurring cost of splitting up and duplicating county council social care services int...
Higher education providers have been urged to work closely with local authorities to ensure peopl...
Council leaders have warned a tough stance is needed during pay negotiations as local government ...
Local Government Association chair Louise Gittins has been linked with standing in the possible R...
Councils are facing an additional £76m shortfall in their temporary accommodation budgets followi...
