Councils need clearer guidance for dealing with people prone to extreme violence so they are not forced to decide if they are ...

The Local Outcomes Framework, Whitehall's new approach to council performance after abolishing Oflog, accepts that place ...

Kensington and Chelsea LBC has announced it will press ahead with a formal challenge to the Government over its funding. The ...

The Government's ambition to create a National Care Service presents a significant opportunity to rethink how care is ...

For new unitary councils establishing shadow authorities, the immediate priority is meeting safe and legal requirements. With ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wanted to design a fresh model of ‘regional, economic empowerment' across Scotland.

Much of the discussion around the Government's rewiring the state agenda is focused on funding, governance and effective ...

The proposal to give regional leaders greater oversight of water companies raises a much wider question about how ...

Council chief executives have warned Whitehall that local authorities must be treated as equal partners as the Government ...

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC leader and London Councils chair Cllr Stephen Cowan has called on every council to develop their own ...

Norfolk CC's Reform UK-led administration has scrapped plans it inherited from the previous Conservative leadership to sell ...

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rather than a series of annual ...