Ofsted has brought the first successful prosecution of its type against a company for operating unregistered children's homes ...

Leaders have urged prime minister Andy Burnham to accelerate the rollout of mayoral devolution after he pledged to "rewire ...

A Reform-led county is looking at whether it could “release into the market” some of its wholly owned companies rather than let its successor councils ...

Devon CC has become the latest authority to begin legal proceedings against the government’s decision on local government reorganisation. The county issued a pre-action protocol letter to the Ministry ...

Friday’s government announcement that mayors would be given a share of income tax raised in their areas had been well trailed in advance. It is a hugely significant moment for devolution in England.

The Local Government Association (LGA) Labour group has started the process of selecting new leader. Bev Craig no longer ...

Today prime minister Andy Burnham set out more details for further devolution in England. The Cabinet Office statement ...

Labour’s Bev Craig has won the Manchester mayoral election with 66% of the vote after second preference votes were counted. She was up against Reform’s Sian Astley, who got 34% of the vote in the ...

The government will expand the social care fair pay agreement into a “bigger reform” and speed up the Casey review into ...

Four mayoral strategic authorities are set to be granted established status under new devolution plans announced by the Cabinet Office. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CA, East Midlands CCA, West of ...

The Greater Manchester mayoral race has gone to a second round between Labour and Reform after no one secured more than half of first preference votes. Manchester City Council leader Bev Craig (Lab) ...