An accountant with experience of local government, the civil service and the NHS is set to become the new chief executive of ...

Devolution offers opportunities to build stronger, greener and more sustainable communities across the country, writes the ...

Government actuaries are expected to “look closely” at council pension funds that set high employer contribution rates ...

A lack of support for children and young people with complex care needs and the associated spiralling care costs have been highlighted in a new report.

Findings from the latest LGC confidence survey show the government must do more to show council figures that they understand ...

New legislation will give ministers the power to force council pension funds to merge as part of a raft of measures designed ...

A council public health chief has hit back at the suggestion from former health secretary Matt Hancock that council teams ...

The government has confirmed its deadline for Local Government Pension Scheme asset pooling to be completed, but will allow "some limited flexibility ...

The honeymoon period for the Labour government is over, LGC’s latest survey of senior council figures reveals Optimism about Sir Keir Starmer’s government ...

Hounslow LBC  Conservative councillor has defected to the Labour party in 12 months. Ranjit Gill, first elected to the ...

The government intends to introduce two tiers as part of a national scheme of delegation and has suggested committees should ...

Early and representative public participation can anticipate issues and de-risk planning applications, writes the director of ...