The Latest Breaking News from The Local Government Association

The UK’s local councils are on the brink of financial collapse due to rising demands for services, the strain of the asylum system, and increased taxation

The Local Government Association is calling on the Government to urgently address the issue in its spending review.

Amid the growing local government bankruptcy crisis, as many as half of the local authorities in England and Wales might be forced to cut their green spaces budgets. The situation in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not much better. A survey by the Local Government Association in February 2024 found…

Parents fear government accountancy rules are severely impacting the chances of getting a care programme for Send children

Almost a fifth of England’s council bosses have warned they are running out of money so badly that they will become effectively bankrupt this year or next. A report by the Local Government Association also indicates that nearly half think they will not be able to ensure the delivery of…

One child cost a local authority £63,000 a week and the number of placements has shot up to more than 1,500 from 120 five years ago

Email from Kingston councillor James Giles was sent to more than 19,000 elected members at town halls in England and Wales

There has been a ‘deeply worrying’ rise in legal challenges to council decisions about how to support children with additional needs, a report said.

RAC calls on government to boost council funding as data shows road maintenance dropped by almost a third