Secretary of state under fire from councils over ‘micromanagement’ of their finances.
Annie Righton has been appointed as chief executive for Guildford BC and Waverley BC on an interi...
MPs have been left ‘disturbed’ by the state of the local government audit system, top officials h...
A watchdog has warned of ‘inadequate resourcing’ of environmental health and trading standards se...
Councils should review ‘excessive’ pensions contributions to help ease the sector’s financial pre...
Croydon LBC still faces an uphill battle to recover from financial collapse, according to the lat...
A ministerial statement revealing councils would receive an additional £500m for adult social car...
A £600m boost to the Local Government Finance Settlement has been welcomed, but has not resolved ...
The Government is to clamp down on diversity programmes as part of a drive to ‘reduce wasteful ex...
A call has been made for Government action on temporary housing costs that threaten to swallow up...
