The new president Melanie Williams said the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services will be “more assertive” under her leadership. Speaking at ...

Richard Bates has been appointed joint strategic director of finance and section 151 officer for Guildford and Waverly BC’s.

Fewer than one in ten local authorities are "confident" that they can meet the government targets for childcare placements by ...

Maldon DC has asked the government if it can use £5m allocated towards culture and heritage projects to address health and ...

When it comes to the office estate, the focus should be on providing the right place for the right tasks, writes Martin ...

Workers at Birmingham City Council have voted in favour of strike action over the authority’s ongoing equal pay claims, the ...

The government needs to adopt the same mindset it had to tackling homelessness during the pandemic to stem the flow of rising ...

Key performance indicators for the Office for Local Government (Oflog) will "evolve as time goes on, rather than be pre-set", ...

An MPs has claimed that councils are being “pressured” into accepting applications from developers because they cannot afford ...

Nearly half (48%) of the respondents in England said local services have gotten worse in the last five years, according to a ...

Stockton-on-Tees worked with care homes to develop a bespoke leadership programme that has improved staff retention and ...

West of England CA  has appointed Stephen Peacock as its new chief executive. Mr Peacock, who is currently chief executive of ...