Latest Local Government News
Wales shared services project collapses
A major council shared services project in Wales is reported to have collapsed amid acrimony
Cameron calls emergency debate on unitaries
David Cameron calls an emergency debate after a House of Lords committee slams the decision to create unitary councils for Exeter and Norwich
Thinktank: criminalise unlawful subletting
The unlawful subletting of council homes should be made a criminal offence on a par with benefit fraud, a new report claims
Forecast of £20bn black hole in UK finances
Around £20bn of cuts or tax increases are needed by 2014 to close the fiscal gap, leading consultants say
Drivers' pothole claims cost millions
Insurers paid out an estimated £2.85m in February to people whose cars were damaged by potholes
Alcohol may be banned on all buses
Plans to ban the consumption of alcohol on all bus services are announced by the transport minister Sadiq Khan
Plans to crack down on housing overcrowding
Scottish councils could be given new powers to crack down on overcrowding in rented homes
Scottish chief executives agree pay freeze
The chief executives of Scotland’s 32 local authorities agree to forgo a 2.5% pay rise this year
Overnight poll count proposals eased
Returning officers get more leeway if they are not able to start counting votes within four hours of polls closing.
Six more BSF councils announced
The government announces six further local authorities to receive funding under the Building Schools for the Future programme
Main parties sign elderly deal
Social care experts from across the political spectrum draw up a blueprint for the funding of elderly care
Darling urged to cut spending earlier
The CBI wants the Government to use its last Budget before the election to set out more details of spending plans for government departments
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Bursar plan as part of £500m education cuts
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Council complains over Iraq voting
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Lords slam Denham over unitary plans
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Tories urge council cash transparency
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Audit Commission calls for data improvement
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Doncaster votes to increase council tax
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Cheshire East set for closer AGMA ties
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Regeneration programme under threat
ANALYSIS: Tory tax
IFS questions Tory council tax plans
The Tories’ plans to freeze council tax may or may not be fully costed. But, as the IFS points out, costing says nothing about whether it is good policy
Latest Blogs
Class of 2010 - by text
It’s five past midnight and your phone bleeps to announce a new text. Irritated? Not if it means your child has got that hard-to-get school place.
There's a place for us
If we are committed to the concept, pursuit, attainment & development of Total Place, what will that mean for us all?
We say...
Transparency over salaries
It is vital for members and senior officers to engage seriously in the debate about an appropriate level of pay
Webcast
The future of local public services
Martin Ferguson, head of policy at Socitm, on resolving the paradox of increasing demands for public services at a time of impending financial cuts
LGC Opinion
It's a matter of trust
Senior pay, especially that of chief executives, has become a hot topic that is generating many column inches in the press
Council tax capping must be abolished
Ministers need to be able to say ‘these cuts needn’t happen’ as and when they begin to bite
We are at a unique crossroads
It is a great honour to have been elected as the new leader-elect of Labour in local government, says David Sparks
The Big Interview
'I won over local media on pay'
Katherine Kerswell talks about how she published details of her salary and expenses online and her call for fellow local authority chief executives to do the same
