The sector will be put in a harsh spotlight this summer but its challenges will soon be returned firmly to the long grass, ...

Most local government figures are not convinced of their council’s ability to meet net zero targets for their area, according ...

With increasing government pressure on the LGPS to invest in the UK, pools and funds warn about obstacles that remain in the ...

Zia Yusuf has been appointed to a new role running the Reform UK unit set up to identify wasteful spending in the councils it now runs, just 48 hours ...

The County Councils Network is calling for a major funding injection to protect community transport after a new survey of its members revealed one in five ...

The National Audit Office has found flaws with the developer contribution system that is undermining councils' ability to ...

To suggest there is significant waste left to cut in local government ignores reality, and the transparency with which ...

The government has committed to legislating for remote attendance at council meetings when “time allows” and announced that ...

A failure to grasp this opportunity will only further entrench fragmentation and frustration, writes the president of the ...

Nathaniel Fried, a technology entrepreneur who was a key member of Reform’s new unit to assess councils’ finances, quit last ...

Kent CC has become the first Reform-controlled local authority to be scrutinised by a taskforce looking for spending cuts. A ...

Profiteering, funding and increasing the number of high quality children’s homes are also needed, writes the president of the ...