The Treasury should provide a spending framework that supports cross-departmental work to address “systemic weaknesses” in ...

Planning authorities will be required to adopt new local plans within 30 months of starting the process despite concerns from ...

New strategic partnerships will leverage contributions from organisations like the Local Government Pension Scheme, writes ...

In the week that the eight organisations that invest billions of pounds for council pension funds have to justify their ...

Mark Palethorpe is set to be appointed the next chief executive of St Helens MBC, subject to approval by councillors. Mr ...

Two London boroughs have announced the appointment of a new interim chief executive. Andrew Travers is set to succeed Brian ...

More funding for the north will be the “direction of travel” for this parliament, the deputy prime minister has said, while ...

Suffolk CC is proposing creating a single unitary for the whole county as part of its area’s current devolution and ...

Written evidence for an inquiry on council finances highlight need for urgent reform, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.

A split has emerged between Derbyshire CC and the area's nine other councils over proposals for local government ...

Councils may cease to exist under reorganisation but the places and people they serve will be sticking around, writes the ...

Questioned by MPs, the local government minister insisted there would be real advantages to devolution – but his cautious ...