Council staff have been offered a 3.2% pay rise in what employers are describing as a “full and final” offer. The increase ...

Will ministers continue to champion metro mayors when the political landscape fragments amid ratcheting tensions with ...

Politicians in Cumbria have said any devolution deal must include adequate funding to address years of underinvestment. In ...

The government’s reforms will provide a strengthened early warning system for councils facing financial difficulties, writes ...

With ministers pushing for planning officers to decide the fate of more applications, LGC spoke to councils where elected ...

Ministers have big hopes for AI in public services but the challenge lies in bridging the gap between ambition and execution, writes the Chartered ...

Low pay has been highlighted amongst staff recruitment and retention challenges in a major new government commissioned survey ...

Latest figures show 621,880 referrals were made to children's social care last year, slightly fewer than last year, but ...

From a masked parking ticket campaigner, the journey of a glass bottle and a Pringles ASMR, chief reporter Caitlin Webb ...