Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has accused councils of misleading the public by claiming they have no money left, but continuing to add to their reserves
One in ten councils is struggling to deliver planned budgets, having either failed to make savings, overspent on some services or suffered shortfalls in income, according to the Audit Commission
Councils in the Midlands and North of England are facing much deeper cuts to their funding than those in London and the South, an analysis by the Special Interest Group of Metropolitan Authorities...
The Local Government Association has reformed its governance structures to give its member councils a stronger voice and distinguish city from non-city interests
The political leadership in our town and county halls too often undermines collaboration with local businesses and the voluntary and community sector. Leaders must up their game or consider their...
A Labour government would implement the majority of the recommendations in today’s report from the Independent Police Commission, Ed Miliband confirmed today
Chancellor George Osborne should use the upcoming Autumn Statement to increase the Discretionary Housing Payment fund, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing
Councils are backing plans to create a Scandinavian-style collective municipal bond agency, which would offer local government cheaper borrowing to fund projects such as new housing and road...
Local communities in England lose £4.1bn each year to the UK’s devolved nations through the ‘outdated’ Barnett Formula for distributing public spending, the Local Government Association has claimed...
Councils should be allowed to retain powers to ensure new housing built in their areas conforms to high sustainability standards of energy efficiency and water conservation, MPs said today
The chair of the County Councils Network has called on ministers to stop offering cash to authorities who freeze their council tax, warning that the policy was hurting frontline services and was ‘bad...
Economic growth and quality of life in a host of regional cities is outstripping London as the capital ‘pays the price’ due to its problems with transport congestion, housing affordability and income...
Three-quarters of councillors say that their authorities would borrow to build more homes if the government’s existing cap on Housing Revenue Account borrowing was lifted.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has revealed details of a £950m investment plan for Southampton and Portsmouth as part of a devolution deal between the cities and government.
Councils should be handed powers to force private landlords to crack down on anti-social behaviour caused by their tenants, the Local Government Association has said.
Planning minister Nick Boles has insisted that councils must provide an efficient planning service as he announced the first decision to strip a local authority of its ability to take major decisions.
Children who are eligible for free school meals are ‘disproportionately unlikely’ to be admitted to grammar schools in the parts of the country where they operate, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
