Some councils have begun programmes to overhaul their organisations and services as they look to tackle ballooning budget ...

One in four councils in England have revealed they may be likely to apply for exceptional financial support in the next two ...

The policing minister sets out a plan for ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ and local government’s role in addressing anti-social ...

Three councils spent at least half their council tax revenue on homelessness support last financial year, new analysis has ...

Surging costs for upper tier authorities mean that if they were forced to include special educational needs on their revenue ...

Chief finance officers can be “too quick” to consider issuing a section 114 notice, the chief executive of a council that ...