The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government “remains committed” to the local government reorganisation timeline. MHCLG has told LGC it intends to honour the existing timeline for two-tier ...

Newham LBC has selected a candidate to take up the permanent chief post after almost a year with an interim chief executive. Maria Christofi, who joined the borough last year as interim assistant ...

Less than a fortnight before the deadline for legal action over local government reorganisation, chief reporter Caitlin Webb ...

West Yorkshire CA Mayor Tracy Brabin is calling for further cross-party talks at Kirklees MBC, with the council’s lack of a ...

The government has announced plans for mayors to “drive” reforms in how public services are procured, commissioned and ...

Three councils are trialling an artificial intelligence planning tool that aims to halve the time it takes to make decisions ...

London Councils announced Hammersmith & Fulham LBC Stephen Cowan (Lab) as its new chair yesterday at its annual meeting. Cllr ...

The education secretary has defended the government's proposed reforms to the special educations needs and disabilities ...

Direct lending has become an increasingly popular option for pension funds seeking to diversify their investments. Jonathan ...

Ministers went against officials' advice when they decided to create five unitary councils in Essex, a letter from the ...

The system needs to organised in a way that allows prevention to be sustained when pressures rise, writes the chief executive ...

The communities secretary has pledged to tackle temporary accommodation costs facing councils. Temporary accommodation has ...