The poorest authorities should be protected from cuts imposed on them by a ‘failed’ mechanism, me...
Government will struggle to monitor whether councils spend the social care precept on its intende...
Dudley MBC’s chief executive has welcomed a government decision to send in a commissioner to turn...
Labour has called for a ‘radical rethink’ of the forced academisation of all primary and secondar...
The Local Government Association (LGA) has defended councils in England after research found spen...
Stoke-on-Trent has appointed David Sidaway as its first ever city director.
A centre of excellence for social impact bonds (SIB) will be created as part of a five-year partn...
A regional investment bank or a sovereign wealth fund for the West Midlands is among the ideas be...
A multi-agency network created to help transform local public services was one of the victims of ...
Chesterfield BC has been forced to reconsider its decision to become a member of Sheffield city r...
