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

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

The way that the Welsh Government allocates funding to councils is partly out of date and does not always provide value for ...

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

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

Twenty-eight per cent of local plans still neglect to deliver a strategic climate change policy, research has found.

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

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

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

Two thirds of councils are rated as ‘good’ when it comes to the delivery of adult social care but many are struggling to ...

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

A think tank has called for greater investment in the workforce supporting children with special educational needs and ...