Jonathan Knott

The number of peer challenges in local government fell by 29 last year as councils delayed the scrutiny measureamid reorganisation plans. Part of the

A growing number of councillors are quitting Reform UK, criticising the party for perceived flaws including infighting, a lack of autonomy over local

Elaine Jackson will leave her interim role as Croydon LBC’s chief executive in September. Ms Jackson was Croydon’s assistant chief executive since 2020,

Norfolk CC chief executive Tom McCabe is leaving his post after seven and a half years as the county’s most senior officer. It is understood that he will

Norfolk CC has begun a formal legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. The council announced yesterday that it had submitted a

Legal claims over equal pay against Brighton & Hove City Council are set to head to court, meaning the issue could take years to resolve and create

Suffolk CC has confirmed it will pursue a legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. At a meeting last night, Suffolk’s cabinet

Waverley BC insists that its policy on the community infrastructure levy (CIL) is “in accordance with” government regulations, despite being accused in

A pay and grading review by Bath & North East Somerset Council, expected to save £2.5m this year in staffing costs has instead resulted in pay rises

The government will expand the social care fair pay agreement into a “bigger reform” and speed up the Casey review into fixing social care. Announcing