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 ...

Devon could have a mayor by next May, according to the county's leader and chief executive. Julian Brazil (Lib Dem), leader ...

Andrew Seekings has announced he will retire as chief executive of Cumberland Council at the end of December after leading ...

Norfolk CC chief executive Tom McCabe is leaving his post after seven and a half years as the county’s most senior officer.

Norfolk CC has begun a formal legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. The council announced ...

A growing number of councillors are quitting Reform UK, criticising the party for perceived flaws including infighting, a ...

Baroness Louise Casey told a group of senior MPs that unless councils are "equal partners" alongside the NHS, social care ...

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 ...

Chief executive Lukman Patel outlines how "mindset, relationships and the courage to act" helped Burnley to succeed. When ...

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 ...

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