A national strategy would align social care, healthcare and housing policy, writes the chief executive of the Social Care ...

LGC is pleased to announce a new data service for local government – LGC Insights. With over 100 key indicators spanning 300+ local authorities, LGC ...

After this May's elections there will be four new faces around the table at the Council of the Nations and Regions, LGC asked existing mayors what their ...

The Department for Education is to appoint a specialist advisor at Tameside MBC to join the improvement board over "poor ...

Twelve of Leeds City Council’s home care providers have threatened to withdraw from contracts unless the council increases ...

Suspension from the council, by the council, is fundamentally undemocratic, writes the emeritus professor of local politics ...

Today’s Spring Statement brought little change but plenty of uncertainty, writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin Latest spring ...

Councils in Worcestershire have agreed an interim reorganisation plan which keeps both one and two unitary models in play.

Yesterday's OBR forecast has highlighted how an increase in exceptional financial support shows "pressures on local authority ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has ruled out the elections for deputy mayors of combined authorities. Kirklees MBC ...

Nearly one fifth of councils where there is no overall control are led by councillors from an independent or smaller party, ...

Reading BC has set out the case for expanding its boundaries into part of West Berkshire Council after its neighbour was ...