LGC looks at how Reform councils are interpreting their party’s anti-net zero position. A notable trend has emerged in English local government’s approach to net zero of late; one which stands in ...

The government’s direction of travel is right, but what comes next must meet the needs of a more complex, vulnerable group of children, writes the president of the Association of Directors of Children ...

Local authorities would need £7bn over the next three years to maintain the same level of services, new analysis has revealed. New analysis by the Local ...

Ofsted is planning to penalise local authorities who use “illegal” unregistered children’s homes in future inspections. The watchdog announced today that as part of its crackdown on “illegal homes”, ...

Challenges at Croydon LBC “remain significant” as the council continues to rely on exceptional financial support six years after first issuing a section 114 notice, commissioners have warned. In the ...

New research suggests local government acts as a disciplining environment for political actors, writes the director of the Institute of Local Government Studies (Inlogov) at the University of ...

Central government has a role in piloting and scaling new tools to help save councils time and money, a senior civil servant has told the sector. Councils are already “at the cutting edge” of ...

Councils need to "reset" their relationship with suppliers to improve procurement processes to take advantage of innovation, ...

Greater Manchester CA chief Caroline Simpson is set to lead Number 10 North, LGC understands. Former Greater Manchester CA mayor Andy Burnham has asked Ms ...

The government's Send financial rescue package will only provide temporary relief without wider changes, councils have said ...

Suffolk CC has confirmed it will pursue a legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. At a meeting ...