The government’s flagship pensions bill needs “guardrails” to prevent ministers misusing its “very broad” powers to intervene ...

The spirit of devolution and localism, and delivering a generational shift in power to local people, is at the heart of the ...

The government must address the “drivers” of funding pressures on councils alongside reform of how funding is allocated, the chief executive of Cipfa has told LGC. Owen Mapley, who became chief at the ...

Without guarantees to give communities the tools to deliver growth, the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill may ...

Four council pension funds in London are unlikely to follow the government’s preference for them to seek advice from the ...

Kent CC chief executive Amanda Beer has instructed council officers to "remain apolitical" amid controversy over a proposed ...

Councils involved in a ‘vanguard’ programme to boost housing hope it will enable them to create the tools and conditions to ...

Councils must continue to create a trusted positive narrative that helps reduce the impact of false information, writes the ...

The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill will hand the communities secretary power to compel local government ...

The government has set out plans to grant mayors extra powers to intervene in decisions currently made by local authorities.

The communities secretary will get a new power to devolve further functions to the Greater London Authority to mitigate the ...

Plans for the national Local Audit Office has been set out in the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill. If the ...