Ministers have been urged to draw up plans to protect the £21bn housing fund from disruption caused by local government ...

The Government has backed expanded city authorities across the country with its announcement on local government ...

Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being urged to accelerate and widen devolution plans or risk entrenching a ‘two-tier ...

Bristol has become the first official ‘city of harm reduction’, with the declaration confirming that the council’s response ...

Local government secretary Steve Reed has conceded ‘dramatic shifts' in councils' finances resulting from the fair funding ...

Local government reorganisation (LGR) and devolution represent a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to rebuild trust in ...

SEND teams have reportedly been hit disproportionately hard by NHS job cuts, despite being central to delivering reform, ...

Local authority chiefs have welcomed an announcement that the Welsh Government intends to consult on a 3.5% pay award for ...

Stronger powers expected for the Government's child protection authority (CPA) need to be ‘proportionate' and focus on ...

The way that the Welsh Government allocates funding to councils is partly out of date and does not always provide value for ...

Local authorities should be legally mandated to combat gambling harms, as they already are for drugs and alcohol, a new ...

Councils overspent their adult social care budgets by £715m in 2025/26, the annual Association of Directors of Adult Social ...