Formal neighbourhood-level power-sharing agreements between councils and community organisations would help close the gap ...

Five council officers were paid a total of more than £900,000 in compensation after losing their jobs at Castle Point BC. The ...

After LGC research uncovered more than 50 competing LGR proposals, head of content Kirsty Weakley argues the government was naïve to expect anything less ...

The government received at least 40 separate local government reorganisation interim plan submissions, LGC analysis has found. Across these documents at ...

Striking a balance between cost, parental satisfaction and user outcomes is complex, but it can be done, writes David Colbear, delivery director at ...

The government is betting its pension reforms will boost UK investment but some are already asking what happens if it doesn’t ...

Council pension funds should be re-branded to reflect the complexity of their role in the changing Local Government Pension ...

Birmingham’s government appointed commissioners have blamed officers for slow progress and said the council is “deeply wedded ...

Editor's note This was our 2025 April fool story. LGC is not aware of any plans to colour code councillors. Ministers are ...

Birmingham City Council has declared a ‘major incident’ after ongoing industrial action by refuse workers led to rising ...

The National Wealth Fund rejected criticism it says it has received from some metro mayors that it does not take enough risk ...

City of Edinburgh Council won the Future Places category at the LGC Awards 2024, with judges praising the council’s courage ...