Local authorities using the committee system have said the government's plans to ban them are "shocking". In a written ...

A Cabinet Office minister is looking to approach public sector reform as a ‘movement’, reports head of content Kirsty Weakley ...

Leaders at struggling local authorities have advised that "tough decisions" like closing libraries should be taken before ...

Chief executive David Sidaway outlines how a “sustained, proven track record of success across the board” convinced judges to ...

Harnessing technology to make facilities more visible and accessible has boosted revenue and strengthened community ...

Unison has become the third local government union to reject the employers’ 3.2% pay increase. Last week GMB and Unite wrote ...

Kent CC's new Reform UK leader tells Andrew Vaux about the 'terrific whirlwind' since being elected, ahead of initial 'Doge' savings being presented to ...

Reform UK will have difficult conversations about council budgets and look at cuts to statutory services, one of the party’s ...

While the government was out in force in Liverpool this week, the influence of Reform UK on the nation's politics was the hot ...

The previous Conservative government asked “too much” of local government and failed to treat councils as “equal partners,” ...

With the LGA conference in full swing, there is no escape from the ever watchful eyes and ears of the LGC team. Here are some ...

Town and parish councils have an “obvious” and “compelling” role following local government reorganisation, but the sector ...