Sarah Calkin

The government will legislate to give ministers the power to “knock heads together” where areas cannot agree over geographies for devolution and reorganisation, the deputy prime minister has said.

County leaders have been given just over three weeks to decide if they want to cancel May 2025's elections in favour of pursuing devolution and reorganisation, LGC has learned.

Devon, Essex and Hertfordshire CCs are among the counties considering requesting to postpone May’s e...

More than half of the new £600m recovery grant is set to go to metropolitan districts, LGC analysis ...

Councils will still face significant funding gaps next year, despite additional funding announced in...

Torbay Council is considering its future following the government's announcement it expects smaller unitaries to look to reorganise, LGC has been told.

Jo Donnelly is to join the London Pensions Fund Authority as chief executive.

Conservative councillors should only agree to reorganisation if it will prevent the disruption of social care services, keep council tax down and proposals have the support of a majority of residents, the Conservative local government team have said.

The leaders of Hertfordshire’s ten district councils have hit back at suggestions the county could b...

Attempting to introduce some facts into the furore over grooming gangs may well be in vain but here ...