The Institute for Fiscal Studies has criticised "ad-hoc bolt-ons" for undermining the government's aims for local government ...

The government is launching a best vale inspection of Bedford BC, with the council facing an overspend for this year's budget ...

Reorganisation is a very British triumph of efficiency over democratic accountability in relation to local government, writes ...

Government intervention will continue at Spelthorne BC until the council is "dissolved" as part of local government reorganisation. Commissioners were ...

A minister has told councillors the government is committed “proper alignment” for police boundaries, in response to concerns ...

The £115m recovery grant uplift announced yesterday will be shared by 41 councils in 2026-27, most of which are Labour ...

Head of content Kirsty Weakley looks at the important politics story of the day: the final local government finance ...

The government will correct assumptions about the distribution of business rates revenues used in the local government finance settlement after experts ...

The government has pledged to cover 90% of historic Send deficits accrued up to the end of 2025-26. All councils with a deficit for special education ...

Seven councils have been granted permission for flexibility to raise council tax over the referendum limit. The Ministry for Housing, Communities & ...

The government had announced a £440m bump to the recovery grant for some upper tier authorities, taking the total funding up to £2.6bn over the multi-year ...

A Reform councillor, who previously held a cabinet position, has quit in the past week over his administrations' plan for council tax rates. Former deputy ...