Former Department for Communities and Local Government permanent secretary Lord Kerslake has been named president-elect of the Local Government Association.
CIPFA has joined with organisations including London Councils, Westminster Council and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to call for local government to retain more of business rates as part...
Ministers should introduce a series of three-year pilots to test local government finance reforms in order to develop models for increased council autonomy that could be rolled out across England,...
A review by the National Audit Office has found that the new burdens doctrine provided £11.5bn for local authorities in the last Parliament. But DCLG should tackle the complexity and lack of...
Councils are footing the bill for local child protection initiatives because the police, NHS and schools do not contribute a fair share of funding, the Local Government Association has claimed today.
Labour’s John Biggs has won the mayoralty of Tower Hamlets, which became vacant after former mayor Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of electoral fraud and removed from office.
Government reforms to the care system have exposed local authorities to increased financial risk due to uncertainty over the level of demand for services, auditors have concluded.
Auditors have revealed that the government has not undertaken any reviews of the impact of new burdens on local authorities since 2009, despite a pledge by ministers to conduct at least six a year.
Services for young people not in employment, education or training will be at risk by the end of the decade unless the government works with local authorities to reach a new funding deal, ministers...
Local authority funding for social care services fell by nearly one-third over the last parliament, an analysis by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has found.
A poll of more than 300 NHS chief executives has found that nearly all believe that reductions in social care funding are leading to increased pressures on the health service.
Chancellor George Osborne has urged cities in the Midlands to develop plans for metro mayors so that powers over health and social care, transport, housing and skills can be devolved to combined...
An analysis of local government assets by the Taxpayers Alliance has found that councils across the UK own 580 restaurants, more than 370 pubs, nearly 200 shopping centres and 174 hotels.
A leading credit agency has said that government plans to devolve powers to the nations and city regions could have an impact on the UK’s fiscal framework and credit rating.
Local Government Secretary Greg Clark has used the first meeting of the government’s dedicated housing taskforce to call on councils to ‘loosen their grip’ on land in a bid to free...
Counties that form combined authorities could be able to access a range of additional powers from Whitehall, the government’s Devolution Bill has indicated, but only if they appoint directly...
Leaders of the commission looking for a replacement for the council tax in Scotland believe they could yet achieve a broad political consensus ahead of next May’s Scottish Parliament elections.
Auditors have concluded that North Dorset District Council acted unlawfully by increasing parking charges in 2012/13 in an attempt to raise revenue to fund general services.
Government plans to merge three public service ombudsmen into one organisation for the whole of the sector will provide better value for money, one of the watchdogs involved has said.
The government’s flagship Better Care Fund should be extended quickly so that both local authorities and the NHS can plan further integration of spending, an expert has said.
Today’s confirmation of a City Devolution Bill should be the starting point for devolution go both further and wider across the country. The government should set out a roadmap to turn devolution...
Westminster City Council has set a new record for approval of local authority accounts after they were signed-off on May 18 – one day quicker than traditional frontrunners Oldham.
