Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before they put their new budgets ...

A flyover which has been closed due to concerns about the safety of a concrete pillar had not been inspected weekly, despite ...

One in four children in England require social care services by the time they turn 18, a new study has revealed.

The Government must introduce long-term funding mechanisms for Children’s Services to address increasing complexity and ...

New research has revealed that more than six million people were turned away from their local waste disposal or recycling ...

‘UNESCO status can bring fantastic benefits for the city, offering access to a network of almost 300 other cities worldwide, ...

Local authority leaders have welcomed Ofsted’s greater focus on inclusion as part of the proposed overhaul of how schools are ...

In December, Leonard Ford, 64, was found guilty of persistently making use of a public communication network to cause ...

Leicester City Council has said a newly-published Ofsted report ‘does not accurately reflect' its children's services.

Oxfordshire's Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has said it is ‘disappointed’ at the DHSC’s decision not to ...

Benefit claimants received over £4bn less than they were entitled to in 2023-24 increasing the risk of financial hardship for ...

Freedom of Information requests have exposed an ‘alarming’ lack of evidence to support the creation of mega councils, ...