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

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 ...

New "untested" powers for councils to take over empty high street shops are set to come into effect next month but the sector ...

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 ...

MPs have promised to try to work together to address social care reform. Social care minister Stephen Kinnock told the County ...

Local authorities should not be responsible for unblocking the nutrient neutrality "bottleneck" when they are not responsible ...