Local authorities would need £7bn over the next three years to maintain the same level of services, new analysis has revealed. New analysis by the Local ...

Ofsted is planning to penalise local authorities who use “illegal” unregistered children’s homes in future inspections. The watchdog announced today that as part of its crackdown on “illegal homes”, ...

Devon could have a mayor by next May, according to the county's leader and chief executive. Julian Brazil (Lib Dem), leader ...

Challenges at Croydon LBC “remain significant” as the council continues to rely on exceptional financial support six years after first issuing a section 114 notice, commissioners have warned. In the ...

Andrew Seekings has announced he will retire as chief executive of Cumberland Council at the end of December after leading ...

Greater Manchester CA chief Caroline Simpson is set to lead Number 10 North, LGC understands. Former Greater Manchester CA mayor Andy Burnham has asked Ms ...

Councils need to "reset" their relationship with suppliers to improve procurement processes to take advantage of innovation, ...

The government's Send financial rescue package will only provide temporary relief without wider changes, councils have said ...

New research suggests local government acts as a disciplining environment for political actors, writes the director of the Institute of Local Government Studies (Inlogov) at the University of ...

Norfolk CC chief executive Tom McCabe is leaving his post after seven and a half years as the county’s most senior officer.

Norfolk CC has begun a formal legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. The council announced ...