Councils in London are preparing a new round of lobbying to secure more government funding for primary schools after data showed capacity problems were worse than first thought
The shadow communities secretary has given enthusiastic backing to the local government collaboration programme, predicting it will ‘eclipse’ previous partnership schemes
A Right-leaning think-tank and leading consultancy have recommended that councils cull spending by 20% by 2011 through doing less, outsourcing more and becoming more financially innovative.
Councils have warned that the exodus of children’s social workers after the Baby Peter scandal has put some of the most vulnerable people in society at risk
Changes to the Audit Commission’s fee regime will penalise high-performing councils, which will no longer be able to secure generous discounted rates, according to the Local Government Association
Early results from a flagship government scheme to increase public sector efficiency prove that more spending should be brought under local government control, councils say
Councils are still not being given reliable financial advice more than a year after the Icelandic banking collapse, according to the Commons communities and local government select committee
Northeast England councils striving to meet centrally set targets are unable to address the economic and social problems of the region, a
think-tank has found
Much is expected of the Total Place initiative – ministers are hoping it will join up services while producing huge savings. Guy Clifton warns, however, that the consequences have not been properly...
The scale of the public sector deficit demands no-holds-barred solutions. So could Total Place – the latest weapon in the government’s armoury – help to lower costs without damaging vital services?...
A spate of job losses and a squeeze on pay and conditions have been stoking unrest across the public sector, ahead of the clampdown on spending expected in November’s Pre-Budget Report
Health and social care services are suffering because councils and NHS bodies are failing to pool resources effectively, the local government watchdog has said
Essex County Council has authorised its Cabinet to sign off an outsourcing deal with IBM that could be worth up to £5.4bn – but public documents do not outline either the scope or likely price of the...
Robotic pets that double as fire, gas and flood alarms could form part of the next generation of measures used by councils to care for elderly people in their own homes
