The government has set out its plan to “reduce micromanagement” over local government finance by consolidating grants, ...

Conservative councillors should only agree to reorganisation if it will prevent the disruption of social care services, keep ...

Torbay Council is considering its future following the government’s announcement it expects smaller unitaries to look to ...

The leaders of Hertfordshire’s ten district councils have hit back at suggestions the county could become a single unitary ...

In a week where the government launched its devolution white paper and the provisional finance settlement, the local ...

The former mayor of Bristol and a long serving group leader are among those set to be elevated to the Lords following the ...

Devolution and reorganisation is about “getting as much money to the frontline” council services as possible, local ...

Councils will still face significant funding gaps next year, despite additional funding announced in the provisional local ...

The Local Government Association has urged the government to reconsider a decision to hold back 25% of additional funding for ...

The government is proposing that councils should be able to suspend elected members for serious breaches of the code of ...

Sector figures have expressed concerns about the devolution white paper being too "bureaucratic". Civil servants and ...

Jo Donnelly is to join the London Pensions Fund Authority as chief executive. Ms Donnelly, who is currently head of pensions ...