More than 80% of respondents to a consultation on Islington Council's Pension Fund backed proposals to end investments in ...

Andy Burnham has promised to give councils more powers to tackle problems such as rough sleeping and social care while moving ...

The leader of Westminster City Council has written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to rethink how London is ...

Oldham Council's Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration' with other parties after the authority's third attempt at ...

Mayor Chris Cooke, new chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), talks to LocalGov about ...

Unpaid carers are being threatened with prosecution or ordered to repay thousands of pounds after falling foul of ‘cliff-edge ...

As Andy Burnham enters No. 10, Colin Copus argues he should pause local government reorganisation and ask whether Whitehall's ...

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

The way that the Welsh Government allocates funding to councils is partly out of date and does not always provide value for ...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

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

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