Guildford BC's senior management were ‘unaware’ of a multi-million-pound overspend but should have noticed a series of ‘red ...

Payments to private companies for public assets have exceeded construction costs by over three times, research into PFI ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC following last year's Best Value ...

Oxfordshire County Council has committed £6.2m each year for the next 10 years to a pooled budget for mental health services.

Somerset Council has been criticised for failing to act on an ombudsman’s recommendations to meet a young person’s needs.

A child went months without education because of Trafford Council’s unnecessary delays, an investigation has found.

Birmingham City Council is set to honour the members of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and posthumously award a medal to poet ...

A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths' overburdened with responsibilities. Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen ...

Thousands of high street businesses are set to see their rates bill more than double this year, financial experts warn.

The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a starting point for fiscal ...

More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum limit without holding a poll, ...

Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC's children's services inadequate, warning the council was leaving young people being ...