Today’s u-turn does not restore the status quo – it leaves things much worse, writes acting editor Martin George.

Election administrators have called for additional government funding to cover the extra costs caused by the government's ...

The government has withdrawn its plans to postpone 30 local elections "following legal advice". Originally the government ...

Westminster City Council has proposed a 2% council tax rise this year and said it will not make use of a government exemption ...

A former council chief executive is set to be appointed interim chief executive of the new combined authority.

The years before the leader-cabinet system saw central government struggling to keep up with local innovation, writes the deputy chief executive of the CfGS.

The West Midlands Combined Authority has appointed Ed Cox as its chief executive. Mr Cox has led the authority in an interim ...

Suffolk CC plans to promote two existing directors into a joint chief executive role ahead of local government reorganisation, with a hope to save over ...

The Milburn review could provide the framework to ensure every young person can succeed and thrive, writes the chair of ...

Whether unitary councils are a good thing for adult social care is a matter of debate, writes an independent care and health ...

Leaving local authorities responsible for the remaining 10% of their Send deficits represents a “degree of carrot and stick” but the result was better ...

The government has published the expected next tranche of foundation strategic authorities, including Wessex and Kent & Medway, as it published proposed spatial development planning boundaries.