Some councils have begun programmes to overhaul their organisations and services as they look to tackle ballooning budget ...

One in four councils in England have revealed they may be likely to apply for exceptional financial support in the next two ...

The policing minister sets out a plan for ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ and local government’s role in addressing anti-social ...

Surging costs for upper tier authorities mean that if they were forced to include special educational needs on their revenue ...

Chief finance officers can be “too quick” to consider issuing a section 114 notice, the chief executive of a council that ...

Three councils spent at least half their council tax revenue on homelessness support last financial year, new analysis has ...

A year on from publication, local authorities are using the tool to guide their journeys to net zero, writes the operations ...

A commission of housing experts is warning the government that unless housing is recognised as nationwide infrastructure ...

The Labour party has appointed a new leader at Tameside MBS following a wave of resignations from senior leadership last week ...

Communities that are “doubly disadvantaged” could miss out on regional growth without dedicated neighbourhood plans, write ...

Calderdale MBC chief executive Robin Tuddenham is set to become the new president of the Society of Local Authority Chief ...

The new government’s clean energy ambitions may align with councils' objectives, but good community engagement requires ...