Questioned by MPs, the local government minister insisted there would be real advantages to devolution – but his cautious ...

In the week that the eight organisations that invest billions of pounds for council pension funds have to justify their ...

The government’s target population of 500,000 for unitary councils is the "right level" to maximise efficiency but government ...

The government has “no intention at all” to postpone any other elections beyond those already announced to accommodate ...

Suffolk CC is set to bring its 45 libraries back in house after developing concerns about the current external provider’s ...

Forming a new unitary with two Oxfordshire districts is one of the options being considered by West Berkshire Council. West ...

Two young people have told MPs how a government bill can be altered to help improve the safety net for care leavers, writes ...

Written evidence for an inquiry on council finances highlight need for urgent reform, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.

Birmingham City Council is "unlikely" to have a fully functioning finance system until 2026, according to a public interest ...

A split has emerged between Derbyshire CC and the area's nine other councils over proposals for local government reorganisation. Conservative-led ...

The leaders of seven district councils in Leicestershire and Rutland CC have proposed creating three unitary councils to ...

Worcestershire CC would have been forced to issue a section 114 notice had it not received exceptional financial support (EFS ...