Greater Manchester CA mayor, Andy Burnham (Lab), said local government had been “emasculated” and was at “the brink of viability” earlier this week. In a ...

Baroness Louise Casey has set out “tough questions” for the public about what the NHS and a National Care Service should look like, as she draws up ...

The government has commissioned an external review in Slough BC’s improvement trajectory after commissioners raised concerns about the pace of change at ...

The latest planning act reintroduces strategic planning and could change the role of council committees. James Wilmore runs through the key points.  At ...

Councils can deliver more human citizen experiences at scale while reducing the burden on staff and budgets, writes Professor ...

Adult social care directors have raised concerns that Care Quality Commission’s new inspection regime, does not reflect the ...

Former leader and mayor of Newham LBC Sir Robin Wales and a former Labour councillor have defected from the Labour party to ...

Leicester City Council’s partnership with Leicestershire Police and a drug and alcohol treatment service won the public-public partnership award at the ...

Over three quarters of councils plan to raise council tax by the maximum allowed without a referendum, according to LGC's latest research. LGC’s latest ...

The chancellor struck an optimistic tone this lunchtime, but local government is still feeling the pinch writes head of content. Today's ...

The Cumbria Combined Authority (CCA) and the Cheshire & Warrington Combined Authority have been officially created this week, ...

Local Government Pension Scheme practitioners operate in a time of profound change replete with challenges but also ...