The system for turning around councils in financial distress is ‘not fit for purpose' councillors have told MPs.

Councils have been urged to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions will be handed an allocation from ...

Hertfordshire County Council has warned that plans to expand Stansted airport would lead to an increase in noise and air ...

Local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children, a new report into ...

Legislation aimed at speeding up planning decisions would ‘dilute’ the role of councillors on planning committees, warns the ...

Local authorities in Derbyshire have agreed on a draft plan to create two unitary councils covering the north and south of ...

Accident claims lodged against local authorities in the UK due to potholes and other highway defects have cost the taxpayer ...

Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is among a dozen people charged with bribery and misconduct. Merseyside Police said 12 people ...

A unitary formed two years ago faces a £190m budget gap within the next four years amid section 114 fears. Somerset Council's ...

The annual cost of splitting up social care services into multiple smaller councils could exceed half a billion pounds, says ...

Health and social care finances in Scotland are facing a £457m funding gap in 2024/25, a new report has revealed.

Judicial review applications against councils have hit a 10-year high, analysis of High Court cases over the last decade has ...