Local authorities will get new powers next month to force landlords to rent out persistently empty high street properties.

A governance review has praised Eastleigh Borough Council for its investments but warned its risk profile could ‘jeopardise ...

Government envoys will oversee the management of Tower Hamlets LBC after inspectors found a ‘toxic' environment was stopping ...

Migrants working in adult social care have reported facing unsustainable working hours, ‘demoralising’ financial insecurity, ...

The Autumn Budget leaves the social care sector alarmed about the rise in national insurance contributions, says Rachael ...

Image: Lukasz Sadlowski / Shutterstock.com. Stafford Borough Council councillors have green lighted the purchase of the local ...

Image: Matyas Rehak / Shutterstock.com. Swindon BC is ‘facing a burning financial platform' this year with cost pressures of ...

A third of young people in council care were placed in accommodation more than 20 miles from their local area last year, a ...

Cheshire East Council has been fined £500,000 after admitting breaches of health and safety legislation that led to a dog ...

Rachel Reeves is set to announce plans to encourage consolidation among local government pension funds to reduce costs and ...

An umbrella body is pushing for the Welsh Government to help plug a £559m funding gap so councils do not have to make ...

Social care costs for working-age adults and those with a lifelong disability could reach £17bn by 2030, according to new ...