English city councils should be given more powers over housing to enable them to play a greater role in the supply of new and decent homes, the Institute for Public Policy Research said today.
Labour and the Scottish National Party both made significant gains in Scotland’s local elections at the expense of the UK coalition parties, especially the Liberal Democrats.
The government’s lack of support and information for elected mayors campaigns contributed to voters’ widespread rejection of the structure in the ten referendums held yesterday, according to a...
The Local Government Association has today called on the government to provide more cash to help English councils access their full allocation of European funding.
All 1,223 seats in Scotland’s 32 unitary authorities are in contention at Thursday’s council elections in a campaign where local issues have struggled to be heard above the turmoil of national and...
The abolition of the Audit Commission will eventually lead to councils appointing their own auditors. Richard Johnstone looks at the lessons for audit from foundation trusts and academy schools
Last summer’s riots inflicted untold misery on individuals and businesses across England. But the views and concerns of those who suffered are now being heard loud and clear thanks to the work of...
Senior Scottish police officers have threatened legal action over what they claim are attempts to protect younger colleagues’ jobs at the expense of older officers when the eight forces are merged...
City mayors in England could take the first steps towards a new constitutional relationship between Whitehall and town halls, Public Finance has been told.
The Local Government Association is consulting councils on a ‘procurement pledge’ to citizens, with the aim of securing better value from the £62bn councils spend each year on goods and services.
The National Audit Office met council representatives today as part of its preparations to take over work from the soon-to-be-abolished Audit Commission.
The largest public sector trade union has warned the government that its members will ‘not sit back’ and allow the national pay bargaining system for the NHS to be broken up.
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to urge voters in cities across England to back plans for directly elected mayors to head up local authorities in referendums next month.
Unison has today warned UK local authorities that the government’s roll-out of the new Universal Credit benefit could increase the strain on council resources.
Councils have today been urged to become ‘social venture capitalists’ by contributing more funding towards regional developments that might have stalled following spending cuts.
The next generation of enterprise zones is now up and running, offering businesses tax breaks and planning freedoms, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said today.
