The government has accepted the findings of a report on child exploitation and said agencies will work together in a bid to ...

Tameside MBC has made little progress on improving its children's services, government-appointed commissioner Andy Couldrick ...

The government has rejected the proposal for a new cross-border unitary centred around Gatwick Airport. A bid for a unitary ...

A union leader has pledged to fight further cuts and called for an urgent restructure of council funding at a rally outside ...

Labour has lost overall control at Chester West & Chester Council, which is led by LGA chair Louise Gittins (Lab), but ...

The local government minister’s push for neighbourhood area committees is personal, writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin Today's ...

Last week’s announcement leaves councils with increasing expectations without commensurate resources, writes the chief economist at the Chartered ...