By shying away from bold financial reforms the government risks fixing yesterday’s problems instead of tomorrow’s, writes LGC ...

NHS England missed local authority leaders off emails about hospital discharge policy during the Covid pandemic, the former ...

A defeated Reform UK candidate has launched a High Court challenge to overturn what she claims was a “fraudulent” result ...

Warrington MBC deputy chief executive Lynton Green has announced his exit from local government after almost four decades working in the sector. His ...

Exclusive LGC research has analysed allowance levels at all upper tier local authorities. Scroll down to view our interactive maps and charts.  Average ...

Local government employee representatives and the trade unions Unison and GMB have agreed a 3.2 per cent pay rise for chief ...

The government has ruled out helping council pension funds that have to move to a new pool with the “significant” costs of ...

MPs are calling on the government to undertake an urgent review of the current council tax system – dismissing the link ...

A new lead commissioner has been appointed to help tackle Birmingham’s ongoing financial crisis following the immediate ...

Hounslow LBC’s interim chief executive Mandy Skinner has been appointed to the permanent role. She took over from Niall Bolger in February, who stepped ...

A "crisis in our democratic system" is on the cards unless the mounting pressure on the electoral process is addressed, a ...

Nineteen year-old Reform UK’s George Finch has been elected to run Warwickshire County Council. Cllr Finch, who is believed ...