Councils in England threatened 1,500 residents with prison over council tax arrears in five years, a debt charity has found.

Ofsted has announced changes to how it inspects local authority children's services, with updates to its ILACS framework ...

A parish council © Fencewood Studio / Shutterstock.com. Parish and town councils could play a central role in making ...

Top state schools admit far fewer disadvantaged special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils than local averages, ...

Auditor General for Wales has written to all local government bodies raising concerns about increasing delays in the auditing ...

Cllr Chewe Munkonge is set to become the first Black Lord Mayor of Oxford, following an announcement made at a full council meeting this week.

Social care leaders want to accelerate the use of technology enabled care, but persistent gaps in workforce confidence are ...

A corporate peer challenge review has issued a capacity warning to Cornwall Council as it looks to move closer to forming a ...

The leader of Barnet Council has condemned an antisemitic arson attack on ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteer emergency ...

A new report has warned that significant reductions in local authority arts funding across the UK could limit public access ...

The Government has announced seven proposed locations for a new generation of towns, each expected to deliver at least 10,000 ...

The Government has announced a £319m package aimed at regenerating high streets and improving community spaces, as part of ...