Councils have called for more funding for trading standards services following an investigation highlighting a “postcode lottery” in enforcement.

Local Government Pension Scheme funds should invest in preventative health measures, according to a think-tank.

Prevention – the art of staving off problems before they become large, messy and expensive – has appeared in countless manifestos as a magic wand for fiscal recovery. Yet despatch box promises have ...

Barnet Council has been forced to issue a Section 114 notice after an accounting error saw it make two unlawful transactions in relation to its pension scheme.

The government has announced it will set up a single body to oversee the system of auditing English local authority accounts.