Plans for minimum conduct standards across councils that would make it possible to suspend and disqualify members have been ...

Senior Local Government Pension Scheme figures have expressed support for cross-pool collaboration on local investment. Under ...

A pause without a deadline is another form of instability, writes the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public ...

At least 20 councils are predicting 2026-27 overspends in their latest financial reports, LGC analysis has found – including ...

A councillor has said local government reorganisation has been blamed for one of her residents being unable to bury their ...

East Midlands CA mayor Claire Ward (Lab) is the new chair of UK Mayors. She is taking over from West Yorkshire CA mayor Tracy ...

Local government reorganisation may not happen within this parliament after ministers refused to commit to a timetable for ...

Sunderland’s smart city success shows how a clear purpose, strong foundations and long-term partnerships can turn digital ambition into measurable change, ...

Centre for Cities has called for government to extend fiscal devolution to corporation tax to incentivise mayors to focus on ...

The sector is reeling from the government's announcement that local government reorganisation is under review. The Ministry ...

Council leaders that had backed the proposed reorganisation have also expressed frustration at the government’s decision to ...

Tom Riordan, the former chief executive of Leeds City Council, has been appointed permanent secretary at the Ministry of ...