An additional £200m will be in the public health grant for next year, the government has confirmed today. This 5.4% uplift ...

The government believes devolution will help restore trust in politics, but it must tread carefully, writes LGC editor Sarah ...

Surrey CC has been fast-tracked for reorganisation, including the postponement of elections, without a clear plan for and ...

Rushmoor BC is considering deleting the chief executive role this spring to save £180,000 a year as part of a management restructure. In a press statement ...

The Labour party at Medway Council has lost its majority after Reform UK took two seats in a by-election yesterday. Three seats were being contested after ...

The chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has criticised the government's reorganisation plans, warning that the ...

Nigel Farage has criticised the postponement of county elections, claiming that Reform UK were the “favourites” in one area ...

Macro jiu jitsu can help Local Government Pension Scheme investors amid macro challenges, writes a managing director in the ...

LGC's Confidence Survey finds council IT teams are struggling to meet demand – and recruitment issues only add to the ...

Elections in eight councils are being cancelled to pave the way for six new devolution deals to be in place by May 2026, the ...

Two-tier areas need to "think very carefully" before reorganising, Somerset Council's leader has warned after being granted ...

The local government minister has written to all councils in two-tier areas and small neighbouring unitaries to “formally ...