Two counties have confirmed they will request a postponement to local elections next year, but two others have said they will not ask for a delay.

Officers need to know about election cancellations "as quickly as possible" or they will continue to plan "until officially told overwise", the AEA has warned.

Practitioners must use the government consultation to preserve a guardrail that protects member interests, fund autonomy and ...

Adult social care was firmly uncoupled from the priority status given to the NHS, writes an independent social care and ...

The government has offered over 6o councils involved in local government reoganisation the opportunity to delay elections due ...

Most districts and inner London boroughs will see their funding fall in real-terms over the three year finance settlement, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Despite the sector welcoming the settlement as the first multi-year provision in a decade, it has failed to calm their fears ...

Government support with special educational needs deficits “will not be unlimited”, councils have been warned, despite being ...

The only way to deliver better care is for the NHS and local authorities to work together more closely, not waste time ...

Two London boroughs set to be granted extra council tax freedoms have hit out at the move, as government documents reveal ...

Senior MPs, including former local government ministers, have criticised the government during the Common's debate on the ...