The government has confirmed that in areas where elections are cancelled next year due to local government reorganisation, ...

Listen now to the latest episode of The Local Authority, the podcast from LGC, for a special episode looking back at 2025.

Despite the sector welcoming the settlement as the first multi-year provision in a decade, it has failed to calm their fears ...

Two counties have confirmed they will request a postponement to local elections next year, but two others have said they will ...

Five councils with low council tax rates have been offered council tax flexibility, as the government unveiled a £78bn local ...

Senior MPs, including former local government ministers, have criticised the government during the Common's debate on the ...

Two London boroughs set to be granted extra council tax freedoms have hit out at the move, as government documents reveal ...

Practitioners must use the government consultation to preserve a guardrail that protects member interests, fund autonomy and ...

The latest proposed changes the national planning policy framework aim to “avoid unjustified local deviation” as the ...

The only way to deliver better care is for the NHS and local authorities to work together more closely, not waste time ...

The government has offered over 6o councils involved in local government reoganisation the opportunity to delay elections due ...