Despite the sector welcoming the settlement as the first multi-year provision in a decade, it has failed to calm their fears ...

Government support with special educational needs deficits “will not be unlimited”, councils have been warned, despite being ...

The only way to deliver better care is for the NHS and local authorities to work together more closely, not waste time ...

Two London boroughs set to be granted extra council tax freedoms have hit out at the move, as government documents reveal ...

Most districts and inner London boroughs will see their funding fall in real-terms over the three year finance settlement, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Senior MPs, including former local government ministers, have criticised the government during the Common's debate on the ...

Local areas will be left to decide for themselves how funding will be split amongst new unitary authorities following local government reorganisation, the government has confirmed today.

Five councils with low council tax rates have been offered council tax flexibility, as the government unveiled a £78bn local ...

A combined authority has been granted £17m of exceptional financial support in principle to cover "specific financial ...

The first results from LGC’s annual council tax tracker show that just over one in five councils are planning to apply for ...

The latest proposed changes the national planning policy framework aim to “avoid unjustified local deviation” as the ...

As council pension funds prepare to set employer contribution rates for the next three years, excessive levels of prudence ...