Gloucestershire, West Berkshire and Middlesbrough are among councils making changes to senior teams. Chief executive of ...

Middlesbrough Council plans to promote one of its heads of service as the new permanent chief executive. Erik Scollay is set ...

The government is set to launch plans to crackdown on profiteering in the children’s social care market today. Education ...

Thurrock Council has filed a legal claim against 23 local authorities as part of its efforts to recover “approximately £40m” ...

The case for reorganisation is hard to argue against, but it risks being a lost opportunity if the government’s reform ...

The 86 Local Government Pension Scheme administering authorities will be required to transfer all their assets to LGPS pools ...

Redbridge LBC has appointed Claire Hamilton as its new chief executive. Ms Hamilton, currently the chief executive of Dacorum ...

The housing minister Matthew Pennycook repeatedly refused to rule out reforms to council tax when grilled about the ...

The reorganisation conversation is unavoidable - but councils with long memories are wary of committing too soon, writes head ...

The government expects the current thresholds for raising council tax without a referendum to be maintained at their current ...

Concerns remain that the government's compensation plan for councils will not cover the full increase in direct employment ...

LGC reader survey reveals staff are working more hours than they are paid for, and uncovers what is – and is not – working in ...