Fears are growing towns in some of the most deprived areas of the country are set to lose out on billions in levelling up ...

Pension contribution rates paid by councils are expected to fall after next year’s Local Government Pension Scheme triennial ...

Proposed planning reforms risk a "developer free for all" with 90% of county areas believing changes would be are "excessive" ...

Streamlining processes improved the operational efficiency of election day and the count, writes the chief executive of Watford BC. Digital transformation ...

The social care cap was past its sell by date – but we can’t wait ten years for an alternative writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman received 2,498 complaints about council adult services in 2023-24, its annual ...

The local government minister admits that council tax is “terrible” but insists that no review to reform the system is taking ...

The chair elect of the housing, communities and local government committee is calling for an end to the “stigma” attached to ...

The statutory body that oversees the Local Government Pension Scheme has warned that forced mergers in the scheme should be ...

The new government should support local authorities in embedding a participatory culture in policymaking, writes the director ...

Dudley MBC has appointed Balvinder Heran as its interim chief executive. Ms Heran has been deputy chief at Dudley since March ...

Though devolution was a hot topic at Labour conference, it is unsettling more progress has not been made on the party's offer ...