At least three counties are considering legal action against local government reorganisation decisions announced today. Devon CC leader Julian Brazil (Lib Dem) told LGC his council plans to launch a ...

The government has announced the formation of 34 new unitaries in 14 areas with two-tier local government. Communities ...

The government has delayed making a decision about local government reorganisation in two areas because more time is needed ...

Newcastle-under-Lyme BC’s leader has attacked the government’s decision to abolish the district as a “shameful betrayal”. An ...

The government will set up a pay negotiating body for all care workers by the end of the year despite concerns it could have ...

Chief executives, monitoring officers, and section 151 officers must form a “golden triangle” when it comes to delivering ...

Four councils have been told they are not meeting their best value duty and require additional oversight from the government. The Ministry for Housing, ...

The government has proposed to expand the number of "potential indicators of failure" for councils' best value duty by more ...

Thurrock Council is set to appoint Deborah Ward as its chief executive, ending almost four years in which the authority has been led by a managing director commissioner. The appointment was ...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has decided to move to a single commissioner team that will operate across both Woking and Spelthorne BCs. Commissioners were first appointed to ...

The local government minister was unable to promise that local government reorganisation decisions will have the support of ...

Chris Cooke tells LGC why Sigoma is pushing for a 10-year funding settlement and why he unexpectedly became a politician. In ...