The government has announced £3.5bn of investment for homelessness prevention and rough sleeping services from 2026-27 to ...

The Labour party has nominated seven current or former councillors for peerages including the current mayor of Lewisham and former Labour group leader on the Local Government Association. Sir Keir ...

Former Conservative Nottinghamshire CC leader Ben Bradley has joined Reform UK as the head of local government action at Doge.

East Cambridgeshire DC has appointed their first new chief executive in 25 years. Emma Grima will replace John Hill, who is ...

In his absence, executive director for adults, health and integration Helen Charlesworth-May has taken on the chief’s “delegations and duties”, “supported by the corporate leadership team”, a council ...

Worthing BC intends to apply for expectational financial support (EFS) from the government due to the “continuing housing ...

The approach taken for Wales and Scotland included proper parliamentary debate on reorganisation and the number and ...

Listen now to the latest episode of The Local Authority, the podcast from LGC, to explore how councils can approach aged debt ...

A minister has insisted that devolution arrangements are not being decided centrally, after opposition peers accused the ...

Multiple approaches for renewing public services were showcased at a conference last week. Head of content Kirsty Weakley ...

Home to school transport is “not fit for purpose” and its name should be changed, sector leaders told a senior group of MPs ...

Spending by local authorities on supporting people seeking asylum is “poorly understood” by central government, with additional pressures on councils not fully accounted for, a new report by the ...