An independent review of the work of Ofsted must be held to address concerns about the independence and credibility of the schools watchdog following a number of ‘media driven’ revisions to its...
Reforms to the ‘broken’ local government funding system are needed to underpin greater localism in decision-making, an independent commission into town hall finance has concluded.
The next government should set a fiscal rule to ensure that total public spending does not exceed tax revenue once the existing deficit is closed, the CBI has said.
Political parties must rule out local government reorganisation to give councils in two-tier areas the confidence to develop and implement voluntary collaboration plans, the New Local Government...
Local authorities face a £4.3bn gap in adult social care funding by the end of the decade due to increasing demand for services and cuts in funding, an analysis has found.
The government plans to claw back redundancy payments from NHS and council managers who return to work in the same sector within a year, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced.
The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has appointed its own chief executive after a review found the shared post with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea could reduce local accountability.
Many councils spend ‘close to nothing’ on mental health services despite town hall remits to prevent both physical and mental health problems in the communities they serve, a survey by Mind has found.
Local authority prudential borrowing rules will need to be reviewed if additional fiscal powers are devolved to town halls, a leading economist has said.
Limited fiscal autonomy for local government contributes to the under-supply of housing across England, according to an analysis undertaken for the Institute for Government.
Councils have urged Chancellor George Osborne to use the Autumn Statement to ensure that sufficient funding is provided to town halls for the implementation of the Care Act.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today launched an initiative to cut the rising administrative workload faced by teachers, as part of measures to help public sector workers.
Fire minster Penny Mordaunt has awarded £75m to 37 projects across England that are intended to improve the efficiency of blue light operations and save taxpayers over £300m.
Local authorities often offer little or no help to homeless people according to undercover research into council provision across England by from charity Crisis.
A future Labour government will require councils to produce homebuilding plans for their area and allocate enough land to meet local needs, Ed Miliband has announced.
Financial pressures mean there will need to be reforms to the traditional model of local government across England, a report from accountants Grant Thornton has concluded.
Local government and NHS bodies could save as much as £440m if Whitehall extends Audit Commission contracts for local auditor services to 2020, the watchdog has said.
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has revealed that £178m of Housing Revenue Account borrowing allocations remain available to support council housebuilding after too few authorities came forward with...
