Ministers have been urged to draw up plans to protect the £21bn housing fund from disruption caused by local government ...

Stronger powers expected for the Government's child protection authority (CPA) need to be ‘proportionate' and focus on ...

The way that the Welsh Government allocates funding to councils is partly out of date and does not always provide value for ...

SEND teams have reportedly been hit disproportionately hard by NHS job cuts, despite being central to delivering reform, ...

The Government has backed expanded city authorities across the country with its announcement on local government ...

Local government secretary Steve Reed has conceded ‘dramatic shifts' in councils' finances resulting from the fair funding ...

Local authority chiefs have welcomed an announcement that the Welsh Government intends to consult on a 3.5% pay award for ...

Local government reorganisation (LGR) and devolution represent a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to rebuild trust in ...

Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being urged to accelerate and widen devolution plans or risk entrenching a ‘two-tier ...

Bristol has become the first official ‘city of harm reduction’, with the declaration confirming that the council’s response ...

Health outcomes for children have ‘worsened or stalled’ since a review almost 10 years ago, research has found.

Local authorities should be legally mandated to combat gambling harms, as they already are for drugs and alcohol, a new ...