Paul Humphreys will join the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers next week as chief operating ...

The regeneration agency’s chief property officer Alison Crofton tells LGC about taking a more regional approach. Housing is ...

Eastleigh BC chief executive James Strachan is set to down by the end of March 2026. After previously deciding not to be a ...

If the government chooses LGR over devolution, they should focus on creating new councils that are closer to the residents ...

A unitary has had its request to raise council tax above the referendum limit denied, with potential plans to apply for ...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has criticised "ad-hoc bolt-ons" for undermining the government's aims for local government ...

The government is launching a best vale inspection of Bedford BC, with the council facing an overspend for this year's budget ...

Reorganisation is a very British triumph of efficiency over democratic accountability in relation to local government, writes ...

Government intervention will continue at Spelthorne BC until the council is "dissolved" as part of local government reorganisation. Commissioners were ...

A minister has told councillors the government is committed “proper alignment” for police boundaries, in response to concerns ...

The £115m recovery grant uplift announced yesterday will be shared by 41 councils in 2026-27, most of which are Labour ...

Head of content Kirsty Weakley looks at the important politics story of the day: the final local government finance ...