Twelve of Leeds City Council’s home care providers have threatened to withdraw from contracts unless the council increases ...

The Department for Education is to appoint a specialist advisor at Tameside MBC to join the improvement board over "poor ...

Nearly one fifth of councils where there is no overall control are led by councillors from an independent or smaller party, ...

The Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill is the most significant legislation for children’s services for almost a decade, writes the president of the ...

Yesterday's OBR forecast has highlighted how an increase in exceptional financial support shows "pressures on local authority ...

Suspension from the council, by the council, is fundamentally undemocratic, writes the emeritus professor of local politics ...

Reading BC has set out the case for expanding its boundaries into part of West Berkshire Council after its neighbour was ...

Transport directors hope submitting potholes data will give the Department for Transport evidence to "argue the case" for ...

Today’s Spring Statement brought little change but plenty of uncertainty, writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin Latest spring ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has ruled out the elections for deputy mayors of combined authorities. Kirklees MBC ...

The Treasury is expected to reduce the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government's day-to-day funding, which the ...

Last year’s changes to the National Planning Policy Framework will increase the level of real GDP by 0.4%, or £15.1bn, over ...