The rural services grant, which last year totalled over £100m, is one of a number of funds being “repurposed” to redirect ...

Ministers will consider requests for struggling councils to increase their council tax above the referendum principles in a ...

Extra funding for early intervention in children's social care will feature in the upcoming local government finance settlement, children's minister Janet ...

The government wants all councils to be working to the “same mission”, the local government minister told districts yesterday ...

The government’s proposed reforms have some practical challenges and present concerns over pool oversight – but they can ...

A Housing Ombudsman special investigation into Camden LBC has revealed a "severely flawed" complaint handling process which ...

Adam Hill, chief executive of Mansfield DC, will step down from his role in the new year to take up the top job at nearby ...

The approach to children’s social care was very different 20 years ago, write the director of children’s services and chief ...

The increase in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) for 2025-26 is already impacting councils’ costs and their ...

Councils are calling for a new workforce strategy for children’s social workers after research indicated they will need to recruit more than 10,000 more ...

Whisper it, but today's Get Britain working proposals are evidence of a government paying more than just lip service to local ...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has extended the best value inspections of Spelthorne BC and ...