The government must address the “drivers” of funding pressures on councils alongside reform of how funding is allocated, the ...

The Local Government Association has backed calls for councils to be given a statutory duty to lead on climate action. The ...

Councils' adult social care overspend hit £774m with directors reporting an increase in more complex cases as the NHS tightened eligibility for support, ...

The government’s flagship pensions bill needs “guardrails” to prevent ministers misusing its “very broad” powers to intervene ...

The spirit of devolution and localism, and delivering a generational shift in power to local people, is at the heart of the ...

Without guarantees to give communities the tools to deliver growth, the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill may ...