Reforms to the special educational needs system outlined in the schools white paper fail to take into account home-to-school transport costs or any plan ...

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 ...

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

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

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 Treasury should not "underestimate the impact of local government reorganisation" on financial transparency, warns the Commons' public accounts ...

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

More than a third of inspected councils failed to achieve at least a ‘good’ rating in the first wave of adult social care inspections by the Care Quality ...

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 ...