Councillors from Aberdeen City Council have decided against increasing council tax and have become one of the largest councils to opt to freeze the rate instead.

Oxfordshire County Council has criticised NHS proposals to save £200 million, claiming the plans are lacking information.
A consultation has been launched to tackle a predicted funding gap in the county's NHS of £200 million by 2020-21. However, councillors have raised concern that they were not satisfied with the proposed plan, which they claimed was ‘not coherent’.

A new report commissioned by the Council for Disabled Children and published by the National Children's Bureau, has highlighted that the number of disabled children with complex needs has increased dramatically, and warned that affected families were finding it difficult to access local authority support.

New UK government plans will allow MPs to speak Welsh in parliamentary debates of the Welsh Grand Committee.

The Supreme Court has ruled that income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.

West Lothian Council has become the fourth local authority to confirm plans to freeze the basic rate of council tax.

Police Scotland has announced it has met with senior figures at Glasgow City Council amid allegations of malpractice.

The Department for Transport is awarding £4 million for tech projects that will help cut congestion, speed up journeys and clean up the environment.
19 councils across England will receive between £50,000 and £300,000 each for their ideas to improve journeys through digital innovation, including apps which notify motorists of congestion and free parking spaces, and real time journey information for visually impaired passengers.

A report by the Public Accounts Committee has urged the Department for Work & Pensions to review the use of sanctions.