Proposals to launch a major crackdown on disruption caused by roadworks on local roads and the start of seven-day working are being considered ... read more
The total number of council-based adult social services staff has decreased by 25 per cent over the past five years, according to new figures ... read more
To coincide with National Libraries Day (6 February 2016), Arts Council England is announcing further investment in a range of initiatives as ... read more
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of MPs and Peers support that local (parish and town) councils must be at the heart of any devolution ... read more
MPs have set out significant concerns about the impact of the Government’s Right to Buy Policy on rural areas. They set out these concerns ... read more
A London council is offering housing tenants a £40,000 cash payment not to buy their council house in a bid to protect its housing stock. ... read more
Universal Credit is now available in 623 job centres, helping more than a quarter of a million people to find work faster and earn more. The ... read more
Organisations receiving government grants will be banned from using these taxpayer funds to lobby Government and Parliament. The Institute of ... read more
The new target comes as the Government reveals that it has already reduced its estate by the equivalent of 336 football pitches since 2010. ... read more
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has published a major new piece of research, ranking each of the local authorities in England ... read more
New laws have come into force paving the way for the most radical decentralisation of power in generations. The devolution revolution is already ... read more
The number of children entering the youth justice system for the first time has fallen by 9% in 2014/15. This is a reduction from 22,648 in 2013/14 ... read more