21/08/2017 - 10:01
Changes will now enable local authorities to use records for those with vision impairments to support participation in electoral events.
21/08/2017 - 09:53
New research by the Institute for Public Policy Research has highlighted the challenges of gender equality in local government.
21/08/2017 - 09:39
The government should roll out devolution deals nationally to help tackle the wide variation in regional productivity and boost local growth.
21/08/2017 - 09:20
New government research has revealed that more than two thirds of companies say their directors have no training in responding to cyber attacks.
18/08/2017 - 14:19
Five local authorities are to combine adoption services to increase the number of children being adopted and improve the experience of adopters.
18/08/2017 - 14:09
The ICO has fined Islington Council £70,000 for failing to keep up to 89,000 people’s information secure on its parking ticket system website.
16/08/2017 - 15:24
The LGA and Arts Council England have collaborated to create the first online resource to help councils develop innovative ways to invest in culture.
16/08/2017 - 11:44
London mayor Sadiq Khan has set out his innovative approach to increasing the levels of affordable housing in the capital.
16/08/2017 - 11:28
Conciliation service Acas has reported that the seven-week bin strike in Birmingham has been called off, following ‘positive’ negotiations.
16/08/2017 - 11:16
The Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4 per cent – the lowest level since 1975.
16/08/2017 - 10:30
Basildon Council has been awarded a €600,000 share of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) to enhance markets in the borough.
16/08/2017 - 10:15
An extra 71,000 care home places will be needed in the next eight years to cope with rising numbers of older people unable to live independently.
04/08/2017 - 12:56
The Mayor of the West Midlands has met with Prime Minister Theresa May to push the case for further devolution of powers and funding to the region.
04/08/2017 - 10:42
The Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel has reported on Birmingham City Council’s improvement progress since February 2017.
04/08/2017 - 09:48
A new report has found that more vulnerable young people are living in poverty than at any time in the previous 10 years.
