The decision on proceeding with the Conservative’s levelling up commitments is a political headache for the new government, ...

Former communities secretary Michael Gove has admitted that local government took an “unfair” and “disproportionate” share of ...

Local authorities have "real concerns" about "punitive and disenfranchising implications" of mandatory housing targets, the ...

As she steps down, the chair of Brunel Pension Partnership reflects on building the organisation that pools the assets of 10 ...

Two of the MPs running to be the leader of the Conservative party have apologised to councillors, with one admitting that ...

The statutory body that oversees the Local Government Pension Scheme has warned that forced mergers in the scheme should be ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon told LGC that addressing financial issues facing the sector was the first priority ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman received 2,498 complaints about council adult services in 2023-24, its annual ...

Fears are growing towns in some of the most deprived areas of the country are set to lose out on billions in levelling up ...

Pension contribution rates paid by councils are expected to fall after next year’s Local Government Pension Scheme triennial ...

The social care cap was past its sell by date – but we can’t wait ten years for an alternative writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin ...

Dudley MBC has appointed Balvinder Heran as its interim chief executive. Ms Heran has been deputy chief at Dudley since March ...