Norfolk County Council has been issued with a £60,000 penalty after it was revealed confidential files regarding vulnerable children had been left in a cabinet which was sent to a second-hand shop.

A new report has argued that councils must become more creative and collaborative in their use of technology in order to plan for future problems.
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has reported that councils lack the time and expertise to make the most of the new capabilities that technology can bring, arguing that, despite this, councils should be supporting the delivery of networked infrastructure, data analytics and public Wi-Fi.

Four select committees have launched a joint inquiry on air quality to scrutinise cross-government plans to tackle urban pollution hotspots.

A survey by the ICO has revealed that a quarter of councils are yet to appoint a data protection officer.

Road-building is failing to provide the congestion relief and economic boost promised, a new report has claimed.

A new joint report, published by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Public Health England (PHE), has warned that not enough is known about the health and well-being of people living in the countryside.

People in Durham have voted in favour of creating a new parish council for the city.

The Met's parliamentary liaison and investigation team has reported a total of 53 hate crimes committed against MPs in the six months between August and early February.

The DfT has announced a new £23 million fund aimed at accelerating the take up of hydrogen vehicles and roll out more cutting-edge infrastructure.

According to a BBC Panorama investigation, 95 UK councils have had their contract with care firms cancelled because the firms were unable to deliver services under the fees agreed.
The data was collected via a freedom of information (FoI) request, submitted to 212 UK councils. Of the 197 which responded, 95 confirmed they had had their care contracts cancelled. The research also indicated that 69 home care companies have closed in the last three months and one in four of the UK's 2,500 home care companies is at risk of insolvency.