Most of the councils where elections have been cancelled for this year are Labour authorities, according to LGC analysis.
School standards minister Georgia Gould has confirmed the long-awaited Send white paper will be "early this year" but it is "still in development".
Former Homes England chief Nick Walkley is set to be appointed the first interim chief of Cheshire & Warrington CA.
More than half of councillors do not feel fairly compensated for their role with many arguing they should receive a salary, an LGC survey has found.
More than two fifths of councillors have reduced their hours at work to make more time for their council duties, an LGC survey has found. Overall two ...
Online abuse and the challenges around combining being a councillor with family and work is deterring people from standing ...
LGC's Councillors for the 21st Century campaign has highlighted a host of issues with the current system of payment and ...
The coming end of the statutory override is one of the most significant medium-term risks facing the sector, writes the chief executive of Cipfa.
The Local Government Association has warned the government that its provisional settlement is unlikely to "halt" the annual ...
High needs spending has increased by more than 50% in five years, driven by rising numbers of pupils with education, health ...
Twenty-nine councils will have this May’s local elections effectively cancelled, the government announced this lunchtime.
Kent CC is exploring how to introduce a levy on foreign lorries and freight traffic entering the county.  Council leader Linden Kemkaran (Ref) told LGC: ...