Councils are calling for major financial reforms – but it’s not yet certain they’ll avoid further funding cuts, writes LGC ...

The government should talk to council pension funds when drawing up plans for the future of the scheme, writes the chairman ...

Labour's National Executive Committee has stepped in at Tameside MBC after the chief executive and senior politicians quit ...

Norfolk CC says it will be having “ongoing discussions” with the government about what the next steps for devolution could be ...

Wakefield's children's services director speaks to LGC about turning around the services and what she finds rewarding in her ...

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner chaired the first meeting of a new council for combined authority mayors yesterday, ahead ...

We need a policy agenda designed to tackle climate breakdown, inequality and centralism, writes the chief executive of North ...

Newham LBC has requested exceptional financial support from the government due to temporary accommodation housing pressures ...

Brighton & Hove City Council has been accused of trying to "cover up equal pay claims rather than negotiate settlements," by ...

The number of social care vacancies fell for the second year in a row, but international recruitment is “masking” a fall in ...

LGC’s latest chief executive salary tracker looks at who is being hired, and what they are earning Chief executive pay ...

Sandra Stewart, the chief executive of Tameside MBC, has stepped down after two years in the role, but continue to work for ...