All six areas involved in the devolution priority programme have met the tests to establish combined authorities next year, ...

A recent LGC roundtable, held in partnership with Norse Group, discussed the potential for local government reorganisation to ...

Thurrock Council will put forward its own local government reorganisation business case, after concluding that the two other ...

The government has announced major changes voter ID rules that will see UK-issued bank cards accepted at polling stations.

Railways and health are areas where the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill is cause for disappointment, writes ...

Council pension funds that are seeking a new home may feel they are being forced to play a complicated game with no written ...

Council leaders are working together in a bid to find common ground in response to the government’s plans for local ...

The Cabinet Office has announced that “innovation squads” with a remit to test new solutions will work with councils in 10 ...

Luton BC’s interim chief executive Mark Fowler has been appointed to the permanent role. He joined the unitary in February ...

Council leaders have called for the Cheshire and Warrington mayoral election to be delayed by a year to create “the right ...

A lack of transparency about why ministers rejected the business plans of two Local Government Pension Scheme pools has been ...

The role of councillors has never been more important, with local government reorganisation set to reduce their number while ...