Chief executive of Gloucestershire CC Pete Bungard will retire next May after almost 20 years in the role. He joined Gloucestershire in 1998 as director ...

Support for longer-term approaches to local welfare provision is gaining momentum as the government renews crisis support until 2026. In the budget, the ...

A cross-border partnership between two English and two Welsh councils "remains committed" to its future despite government plans to withdraw its funding ...

Funding allocation for the household support fund is set to be lower in cash terms next year than in previous years, LGC analysis reveals. Budget documents indicate that in the next financial year the ...

All council social care budgets will be overspent within two years if current trends continue, new research by the Association of Directors of Adult ...

Children are paying the ultimate price for the housing crisis as their childhoods in temporary accommodation are perpetuating ...