'No agenda' to privatise children's services

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2014

Ministers have denied there is an agenda to privatise the delivery of children’s services.

Police accept May's wide-reaching reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2014

The Police Federation has capitulated into accepting proposals for wide-ranging reforms.

London Councils to launch CIV company

By MJ Correspondent | 27 May 2014

London Councils is preparing to launch the private limited company that will deliver its collecti...

Funds to save £1.5m using new National LGPS Framework

By MJ Correspondent | 27 May 2014

Three pension funds expect they will save £1.5m after collaborating using the new National Local ...

Report: Good governance will improve pension performance

By MJ Correspondent | 27 May 2014

Local government pension funds with good governance perform better over five and 10 years than th...

DUP gains most super council seats in Northern Ireland

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2014

The DUP has won the most number of councillors in the polls for the 11 new Northern Ireland ‘supe...

Bad election night for LGA group leaders

By MJ Correspondent | 27 May 2014

The local election results are still coming in thick and fast but the implications for the LGA we...

IMPROVEMENT

Tower Hamlets announces Rahman as Mayor

By Heather Jameson | 27 May 2014

Independent Mayor Lutfur Rahman has been re-elected as Mayor of Tower Hamlets, despite the on-goi...

Pickles doubters are 'fools', says LGA's chair-in-waiting

By MJ Correspondent | 27 May 2014

Doubters of Eric Pickles’ talents are ‘fools’, the Labour councillor expected to be the LGA's nex...

Whitehall experts slam Universal Credit performance 'reset'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2014

Institute for Government queries decision of Major Projects Authority to give the Coalition’s bel...