The government agreed in principle to end the two-tier workforce across all public services this week after senior Cabinet ministers and the business lobby dropped their opposition.
Local authorities' role as providers of social care could be marginalised under proposals being considered by social services minister Stephen Ladyman.
MPs' demands for councils to be allowed to invest directly in housing have been firmly rejected by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which this week approved two more rounds of arm's-length...
Internal auditing standards in Scottish councils have improved over the past three years but performance varies considerably and there needs to be further progress, an Accounts Commission report has...
A national 'pay-as-you-drive' scheme to fund Britain's roads could replace a combination of road, vehicle licensing and fuel taxes within two decades, the government has announced.
Shadow chancellor Oliver Letwin has dismissed as 'absurd' claims that measurements of Whitehall productivity can be changed to reflect accurately 'value added' improvements in services.
The Conservatives would scrap both Best Value and the Comprehensive Performance Assessment system for councils, but have reached no decision on what they would put in their place.
The newly elected senior executive of the Public and Commercial Services union is to meet next week to plan what it promises will be a 'hard-hitting and long-term campaign' to challenge the...
The six authorities capped by local government minister Nick Raynsford were angrily preparing to issue new council tax bills this week after their appeals were turned down.
After weeks of departmental horse-trading and fevered speculation, Gordon Brown has unveiled his Spending Review and it contained plenty of eye-catching, some would say eye-watering, announcements.
Gordon Brown unveiled his Spending Review this week and immediately unleashed another battle over council tax, as town hall leaders said their allocation would force up bills next year.
The bitter local government pay dispute that has been dragging on for six months was resolved on July 14 when employers and union representatives concluded a deal.
Social care provision could be disrupted next year and social workers' pay stopped if a dispute over registration is not resolved quickly, social care minister Stephen Ladyman has told Public...
Former bank chief executive Sir Peter Burt is to head the four-member team that will carry out Scotland's independent review of local government finance, the Executive has announced.
Local authorities will continue to play an important part in education despite government moves to give schools greater control over their finances, Education Secretary Charles Clarke insisted this...
Employers and unions are on the brink of ending the long-running local government pay dispute after one union backed the package on offer and councils indicated their broad support.
Government plans to strip councils of most of their education responsibilities will rupture relations between Whitehall and county hall, the Local Government Association's new chair has warned.