Councillors at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have agreed to accept a recommendation from an independent remuneration panel for a freeze in their allowances
A significant proportion of local authority pension scheme investments do not meet ‘socially responsible’ risk management standards, an audit has revealed
The Scottish Government’s flagship plans to replace the Private Finance Initiative have suffered a setback following a decision by council leaders to look at ways of bypassing the scheme
Councils and teachers have dismissed claims by the Conservatives that some local authority areas in England are failing to enter pupils for separate science GCSEs
Former communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears has been praised for her commitment to community politics and public participation in decision-making
English councils should do more to track down the owners of empty homes as a first step towards bringing extra housing into use, the government has said
The forthcoming green paper on social care in England presents a chance to radically rethink the whole system, according to Phil Hope, the minister responsible
The supply of new housing in England is almost certain to have dropped in 2008/09 after almost a decade of steady expansion, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Trade union Unison has claimed that Essex County Council’s plan to outsource ‘any or all’ of its services in a £5.4bn deal is illegal on nine different counts.
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has authorised its officials to pay more than originally planned as it struggles to sign off its £4.6bn Private Finance Initiative scheme.
More people are using internet library services, according to the annual public library survey carried out by CIPFA for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Council leaders have responded to the growing political pressure about their salary levels by publishing figures to demonstrate they are paid less than their private sector counterparts.
South Lanarkshire Council has been criticised for a ‘surprising and disappointing’ lack of openness and audit committee arrangements that ‘fall well short of established best...
The banks have been pulling out of the Private Finance Initiative and the contractors are struggling. As a scheme designed to transfer public sector risk becomes a growing liability, frantic efforts...
The Audit Commission has admitted to MPs that councils’ treasury management capability was not on its ‘risk radar’ until after the Icelandic banking fiasco that has swallowed up £...
Local authorities and central government have set up an emergency ‘Salt Cell’ to ensure there is enough gritting salt for roads, as the extreme winter weather continues
