The social care cap was past its sell by date – but we can’t wait ten years for an alternative writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman received 2,498 complaints about council adult services in 2023-24, its annual ...

The chair elect of the housing, communities and local government committee is calling for an end to the “stigma” attached to ...

The statutory body that oversees the Local Government Pension Scheme has warned that forced mergers in the scheme should be ...

The local government minister admits that council tax is “terrible” but insists that no review to reform the system is taking ...

Dudley MBC has appointed Balvinder Heran as its interim chief executive. Ms Heran has been deputy chief at Dudley since March ...

The new government should support local authorities in embedding a participatory culture in policymaking, writes the director ...

Though devolution was a hot topic at Labour conference, it is unsettling more progress has not been made on the party's offer ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon told LGC that addressing financial issues facing the sector was the first priority ...

The Labour leader for Medway Council wants to explore options for his region to be involved in the Council of the Nation and ...

The regulator of social housing (RSH) has found there are "serious failings" at Harlow DC after it failed to meet its fire ...

Sector experts have warned that some local planning authorities have “no realistic prospect” of meeting new mandatory housing ...