Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to build tens of thousands of new homes on green belt land despite his ...

In a historic first, the Financial Reporting Council has banned the former chief financial officer of Thurrock Council from ...

A team of ministerial envoys are to be sent to Warrington BC amid doubts over the council's ‘willingness and capacity' to ...

The political proportionality of the Local Government Association (LGA) following the local elections has been confirmed.

The think tank characterised the proposed committees as ‘watchdogs with bite’. Director of IPPR North and report co-author, Zoë Billingham commented: ‘Mayors are getting more power and that’s a good ...

A blueprint document has set out changes to integrated care board (ICB) functions with a number being transferred to ...

The AASC was initially estimated to cost £4.5bn over a 10-year term. However, according to a briefing note by the National ...

As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under ...

The union will hold a consultative ballot on the offer of a 3.2% pay increase for 2025-26, which opens on 12 May and closes ...

An end to ‘public shaming' of councils has helped stem the tide of section 114s, local government minister Jim McMahon has ...

The Government must secure a trade deal with President Trump in ‘weeks, not months’ to avoid damage to the West Midlands ...

Sector leaders have called on Reform UK councillors to take their responsibilities seriously following the party's sweeping ...