Questioned by MPs, the local government minister insisted there would be real advantages to devolution – but his cautious ...

In the week that the eight organisations that invest billions of pounds for council pension funds have to justify their ...

The government has “no intention at all” to postpone any other elections beyond those already announced to accommodate ...

The government’s target population of 500,000 for unitary councils is the "right level" to maximise efficiency but government ...

Two young people have told MPs how a government bill can be altered to help improve the safety net for care leavers, writes ...

Suffolk CC is set to bring its 45 libraries back in house after developing concerns about the current external provider’s ...

Forming a new unitary with two Oxfordshire districts is one of the options being considered by West Berkshire Council. West ...