The government reshuffle gives MHCLG ministers a chance to think afresh on key reforms, writes the associate dean, School of ...

Four of the six surviving pools outlined their approach to external and internal investment management at the LGC Investment & Pensions Summit.

The new communities secretary has told councils he is committed to his predecessor’s policy programme, including local government reorganisation “swiftly ...

Thurrock Council and Rochford DC have each produced a different four-unitary configuration for Essex, bringing the total number business cases for the government to consider to four. Last week Essex ...

Talks in Kent and Medway to find consensus over local government reorganisation proposals have resulted in several separate ...

Alison McGovern has announced that she will be local government and homelessness minister, but portfolios for the other two ...

This is an opportunity to further strengthen the role of local government, writes the chair of the Local Government ...

Dame Andrea Jenkyns told a Reform party conference fringe meeting on Saturday her ambition is to see “full devolution of ...

Senior Labour local government figures give their verdict on Steve Reed and the new team at MHCLG following last week’s ...

Two rival proposals for local government reorganisation in Hampshire have been developed after the county and one district ...

Deputy leader of Reform UK Richard Tice told LGC that councillors being on pensions committees and drawing a pension would be ...

Lincolnshire CC chief executive Debbie Barnes plans to retire next year after 20 years at the authority. Ms Barnes joined the ...