The leaders of Hertfordshire’s ten district councils have hit back at suggestions the county could become a single unitary ...

Conservative councillors should only agree to reorganisation if it will prevent the disruption of social care services, keep ...

The former mayor of Bristol and a long serving group leader are among those set to be elevated to the Lords following the ...

In a week where the government launched its devolution white paper and the provisional finance settlement, the local ...

The Local Government Association has urged the government to reconsider a decision to hold back 25% of additional funding for ...

Jo Donnelly is to join the London Pensions Fund Authority as chief executive. Ms Donnelly, who is currently head of pensions ...

Torbay Council is considering its future following the government’s announcement it expects smaller unitaries to look to ...

England is an outlier in promoting one-size-fits-all unitary councils, writes the chief executive of North Kesteven DC. In ...

All remaining two-tier areas are to be invited to set out proposals for reorganisation under plans due to be unveiled in the ...

One Essex district leader described yesterday’s devolution white paper as “the best Christmas present”, but another told LGC ...

Councils will still face significant funding gaps next year, despite additional funding announced in the provisional local ...

Sector figures have expressed concerns about the devolution white paper being too "bureaucratic". Civil servants and ...