Report suggests councils should have revenue support for their neighbourhood service provision combined with money currently allocated through capital pots into a single five-year 'placemaking budget'

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove used the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Annual Conference in Bournemouth on Tuesday to officially unveil Oflog - the Office for Local Government - which is tasked with increasing performance transparency and identifying councils at risk of potential failure.

The latest National Audit Office report warns that businesses and local authorities may not be ready in time for the proposed changes to waste management services.

The outgoing Chairman of the Local Government Association is setting out a six-point plan to which aims to support the delivery of 100 more council homes in every local authority per year.

Local and central government figures have paid tribute to former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake, who died on Saturday aged 68.
Bob Kerslake led the civil service between 2012 and 2014 under the coalition government. Alongside this role, he also served as permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government between 2010 and 2015, overseeing housing policy in the austerity era as ministers pushed through cuts to housing funding.

The majority of councils surveyed by the Local Government Association want the powers to be able to reintroduce virtual and hybrid technology for statutory council meetings.

The Green Finance Institute and Zapmap have produced a report that offers insight into the utilisation of the country’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Organisations across England are being invited to bid for a share of £1 million of government funding to buy defibrillators for community spaces like town halls, local parks or post offices.

The code of practice is an important step in improving the care that people with a learning disability and autistic people receive.

The funding can now cover housing that is outdated and no longer fit-for-purpose housing, alongside new affordable homes.