Lancashire CCA remains unable to decide whether to adopt a mayor despite the government's renewed push for mayoral devolution. Constituent members are ...

Right to buy sales rose sharply last year as tenants rushed to complete purchases ahead of planned changes to eligibility and discounts. The latest ...

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

Norfolk CC has named Dennis Bacon as its preferred candidate for its chief executive role. Mr Bacon’s previous roles include 19 years as the chairman for the Norfolk Independent Care Association, and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

There are few measures in place to protect devolution from the whims of a future government, writes an associate at the Institute of Local Government Studies (Inlogov) at the University of Birmingham.

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