Councils have called for the government to speed up the introduction of new powers that will allow local authorities to charge fees to utility companies who dig up roads.
Scotland’s local authorities have poured scorn on the Scottish Government’s business case for merging the eight fire services into one, claiming it won’t save the money claimed and could cut up to 1,...
Councils in England fear that the government schemes to cover the cost of the damage caused by the riots might leave them out of pocket, leading to uncertainty over what support they can offer those...
Local government ministers' attempts to help councils rationalise their assets and join up services continue to be hampered by other Whitehall agencies, Public Finance has learnt.
On the surface, the government's planned Community Right to Buy seems to be an admirable example of localism. But it runs the real risk of turning into nothing more than extra red tape for councils,...
All the coalition talk might be about contracting out services but for many councils, the opposite is looking more attractive. Bringing services back in-house allows better control of costs and...
The Audit Commission is to be split into two - one stand-alone audit company to bid for contracts against other market players and a residual body to oversee contracts and appointments.
Although the previous government's Total Place scheme looks set to continue, albeit in a watered-down form, the route ahead is a challenging one. Lucy Phillips examines the obstacles that are...
The government confirmed that it plans to introduce a presumption in favour of sustainable developments as it launched its new national planning policy.
Councils can generate significant energy savings for their residents if they adopt a model of bulk purchasing, according to the New Local Government Network.
