Richmond & Wandsworth LBC have appointed Ana Popovici as a joint chief executive for both boroughs. Ms Popovici previously held the position of deputy ...

Jim McMahon has been re-appointed to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in a more junior role than he held previously. Mr McMahon ...

Harlow DC is set to join a legal challenge against local government reorganisation in Essex. Reform-led Essex CC confirmed ...

Work to identify digital exclusion hot spots can uncover hidden pockets of need beyond simple measures of deprivation, writes ...

As LGR moves forward, councils will need to put plans in place to retain experienced staff, recruit directors of statutory ...

The Care Quality Commission is “unlikely” to carry out full inspections of adult social care in areas undergoing LGR for up to six months after vesting day. In new guidance published today, CQC said ...

The Care Quality Commission is expected to announce a reduction in the inspection burden for councils undertaking local ...

More than half of the world’s GDP – a staggering $58tn – is “highly or moderately” dependent on nature, according to consultancy PWC. Here in the UK, too, the Office for National Statistics has ...

West Northamptonshire Council has appointed a new chief executive, subject to approval. Martin Henry, who currently serves as ...

The chair of the Commons housing, communities & local government select committee has joined Angela Rayner’s ministerial team ...