Almost 50% of parents are worried about approaching changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, ...

Local government’s wage bill would have to surge by £2.8bn to meet the demands laid down in unions’ pay claim for 2026-27, it ...

The cost of delivering services in Scotland is rising faster than available funding which ‘risks the financial sustainability ...

It is not always clear how capital plans are helping councils in Wales to deliver their priorities, auditors have concluded.

Retired engineer Kevin Rees has been found guilty of using a homemade bomb to blow up an Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) camera in south-east London.

The Government has launched an expansion of free AI training for workers, including local government employees, aiming to upskill 10 million people by 2030.

Andy Bell, CEO of Centre for Mental Health, said: ‘The mental health of children and young people is under unprecedented strain. It is disrupting education, limiting future employment, driving up ...

Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housing Revenue Account (HRA).

Local authority leaders have voiced their concerns after the World Health Organisation confirmed that the UK has lost its ...

Councils are set to benefit from a £30m Government package aimed at helping communities adapt to accelerating coastal erosion ...

To help achieve neighbourhood recovery, the report calls for an increase in local authority funding, as well as the delivery ...

National standards of care could be the key to ending the stark variation in social care across England, according to a new report.