Former residents of a children's home in Norfolk are taking legal action against local authorities over allegations of ...

Local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children, a new report into ...

A lack of support means people struggling with mental health issues are caught in a ‘damaging cycle’ of re-admittance to ...

Local government reorganisation could ‘create larger versions of dysfunctionality’ and fail to bring about the public service ...

Gloucestershire councillors have approved plans to build three new care homes over the next four and a half years thanks to a ...

No decision will be made on the number of unitaries that will cover Hampshire and the Solent ahead of the deadline for ...

Councils have been urged to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions will be handed an allocation from ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has hinted he will push ahead with handing councils the power to suspend councillors ...

The system for turning around councils in financial distress is ‘not fit for purpose' councillors have told MPs.

Hertfordshire County Council has warned that plans to expand Stansted airport would lead to an increase in noise and air ...

Plans to merge Lincolnshire's 10 councils into two unitary authorities have been published. Two options are being looked at ...

Rochdale BC has apologised after admitting it has a backlog of 1,500 support plans to review for children with special ...