The shortlist for the LGC Investment Awards 2025 has been announced. The awards recognise excellence and showcase best ...

There are 115 councils where there are asylum seekers being housed in contingency accommodation, according to data published ...

A proper evaluation of the risks, returns and conflicts of interest will be key in any decision, writes the chair of the LGPS ...

The County Councils Network has urged the government to make more funding available for councils, arguing that it is “simply ...

An agency worker who was employed full-time by three local authorities simultaneously has been ordered to forgo future ...

The High Court has granted Epping Forest DC an interim injunction halting the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.

There needs to be “deeper reform” to look at greater freedoms for councils to raise money and a review of council tax, the ...

The government has been urged change the law to prevent staff being given incentives to leave the Local Government Pension ...

Borrowing should be judged on the value for money of what it is spent on, not big numbers presented out of context, writes ...

Wolverhampton City Council is piloting a new way of delivering Homes England's affordable homes programme with government funding worth £19.7m. The ...

Fenland’s community-led approach is transforming lives and won the 2025 LGC Award for Community Involvement. Liz Morris, ...

The District Councils’ Network has told the government that ending financial incentives for housebuilding “is perverse and counterproductive”. In the ...