National as well as local factors may be at play in the Care Quality Commission’s findings, writes Andrew Cozens, an ...

The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool BC's social care services with the first 'inadequate' rating in the country.

Seven ‘homeless’ council pension funds have announced plans to join the Border to Coast pool. There are currently eight pools ...

South Norfolk DC has warned plans to move single adult male asylum seekers into a local hotel despite angry protests could ...

The government’s replacement for the apprenticeship levy is a chance to modernise how we deliver training and apprenticeships ...

After 100 days in office, Ian Cooper (Ref) sees his role as Staffordshire CC leader like a "boring bank manager job" and is ...

LGC’s Councillors for the 21st Century campaign points to the help members of the unitary councils that are set to be formed ...

Hertfordshire's Data Inspired Living Dashboard, which won the 2024 LGC Award for innovation, reduces the need for hospital ...

Darren Grimes (Ref), deputy of leader of Durham CC, told LGC his party’s key priority is to settle the “care emergency” ...

If council tax reform is off the table perhaps all we can do is learn to complain more creatively, writes Jonathan Werran, ...

The former head of the prisoner and probation service Amy Rees has landed the top role at Homes England. She will leave her ...

Wessex, which missed out on the devolution priority programme, has announced a number steps locally to lay the groundwork for ...