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 ...

Angela Rayner has returned to the role of secretary of state for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Her appointment came after Andy Burnham became prime minister, and this ...

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

The new PM will have to empower senior officials delivering devolution to tame Sir Humphrey, writes the associate dean, School of Public Policy, at the LSE. Andy Burnham has made it clear that ...

The Care Quality Commission is expected to announce a reduction in the inspection burden for councils undertaking local government reorganisation, LGC understands. Last week the government announced ...

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

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

In his opening pitch for the Labour party leadership in Manchester, Andy Burnham put Greater Manchester CA’s success down to people and organisations pulling in the same direction. Yesterday he ...

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 ...

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

The average size of the new unitary councils announced in the latest round of local government reorganisations is 411,000 – around 56,000 larger than those announced in March, LGC analysis can reveal.