An independent commission into the future of council finance has today been launched by CIPFA and the Local Government Association, tasked with developing reforms to address key challenges amid...
Labour has pledged to give local authorities multi-year funding settlements if it wins the next election, in a bid to end short-term spending decisions in public services.
Government plans to integrate public services and spending mean it is vital that reforms are also made to the regime for dealing with complaints about poor provision, the Whitehall ombudsman has said.
It’s no longer just the bottom 20% of society who are anxious about their future. In the new class structure of industrialised countries, where jobs growth is in services, white-collar and...
Councils will have to pass a credit test and cross-guarantee loans made to other authorities if they want to access the Local Government Association’s planned municipal bonds agency, the lead...
The new chair of the Local Government Association has pledged to be robust in representing the position of councils to government during ‘critical times for local government’.
The government has agreed to write-off the historical housing stock debt of Salford City Council as part of moves to transfer ownership of the properties to Salix social housing company.
Scrutiny of local council decisions in Wales has improved to help authorities take spending decisions based on evidence but best practice is not yet applied across the country, the Auditor General...
Complaints about adult social care increased by 14% over the last year to stand at nearly 2,500, with the vast majority about council-delivered services, the local government ombudsman has said today.
Council tax arrears is now the biggest single debt problem reported to the Citizens Advice Bureau following government reforms that localised the support scheme for the tax, it has been revealed.
Labour has become the largest single group within the Local Government Association following last week’s local election results, an analysis by the umbrella body for local government in England and...
The Local Government Association has formed a commission to examine how the rural areas of England can boost their contribution to economic growth and improve public services.
The National Union of Teachers has called off a strike planned for next month to allow talks to take place with the Department for Education over pay and conditions.
Satisfaction with council services has remained steady over the last 18 months, a poll by the Local Government Association has found, with more than two-thirds of people either very or fairly...
Proposed reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme must ensure long-term stability as well cost savings, the National Association of Pension Funds has said.
Local government and school staff are to hold protests across the country today as trade union Unison steps up its campaign against the pay offer made by council employers.
Involving users in public service delivery could unlock billions of pounds in savings, a report by the government’s reviewer of public service choice has concluded.
The GMB trade union has announced it will ballot members in councils and schools on planned strike action for July 10 after rejecting the Local Government Association’s offer of a 1% pay increase for...
The government’s programmes to promote local economic growth have lacked clarity and coordination, and their achievements in job creation have fallen below expectations, the Public Accounts Committee...
Council housebuilding has hit its highest level since 1991 as town halls use the proceeds of the revamped Right-to-Buy scheme to fund developments, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has...
Labour has pledged to end the practice of local authorities commissioning 15-minute home care visits after a review found that elderly people in nearly two-thirds of areas were receiving this ‘clock...
