Senior council figures have raised concerns about the government’s handling of local government reorganisation (LGR) in LGC's ...

Previous successful work was one of the clearest examples of how strong local leadership, backed by coordinated national ...

Shropshire Council has chosen its interim chief executive Tanya Miles for the job on a permanent basis. Former executive ...

The government removed powers to "direct" the establishment of combined authorities from the devolution bill to ensure it ...

The government has not set out how devolution of power and parliamentary accountability will interact, writes an honorary ...

Only a third of council figures are convinced the fair funding review will make the sector more financially sustainable and ...

Schools with higher proportion of pupils with special education needs or in areas with high deprivation received worse ...

The government’s package moves in the right direction but it must work ever more closely with every local leader in every ...

There is a lot at stake in May's local elections, with more than 5,000 seats on English councils up for grabs. This episode ...

The incoming president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) Phil Holmes has pledged to bring ...

Elections are being held for two new unitaries in Surrey. Caitlin Webb looks at what the issues are and what residents think ...

The sector has a week to submit written evidence to a new inquiry that aims to help shape the government’s thinking, writes ...