Local authorities have "real concerns" about "punitive and disenfranchising implications" of mandatory housing targets, the ...

As she steps down, the chair of Brunel Pension Partnership reflects on building the organisation that pools the assets of 10 ...

Two of the MPs running to be the leader of the Conservative party have apologised to councillors, with one admitting that ...

Fears are growing towns in some of the most deprived areas of the country are set to lose out on billions in levelling up ...

Pension contribution rates paid by councils are expected to fall after next year’s Local Government Pension Scheme triennial ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon told LGC that addressing financial issues facing the sector was the first priority ...

Proposed planning reforms risk a "developer free for all" with 90% of county areas believing changes would be are "excessive" ...

The social care cap was past its sell by date – but we can’t wait ten years for an alternative writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin ...

The Labour leader for Medway Council wants to explore options for his region to be involved in the Council of the Nation and ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman received 2,498 complaints about council adult services in 2023-24, its annual ...

Though devolution was a hot topic at Labour conference, it is unsettling more progress has not been made on the party's offer ...

The new government should support local authorities in embedding a participatory culture in policymaking, writes the director ...