Smaller unitary authorities have a “natural advantage” in providing children’s services, according to a study.

The link between taxation and council services is broken, fuelling dissatisfaction and undermining trust in local democracy, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.

Government borrowing rose by more than expected last month, intensifying speculation over potential tax rises later in the year.

The number of households in temporary accommodation reached a record high in March.

A new ethics watchdog is to be set up as part of a drive to improve integrity in public life. - Short form article, Ethics, Ethics and Integrity Commission, Committee on Standards in Public Life, ...

A new agreement to develop the use of AI across the public sector has been signed by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and US technology giant OpenAI.

The Office for Budget Responsibility should continue to produce two forecasts a year in order to safeguard fiscal transparency, a leading think-tank has said.

- Short form article, , ,The government’s major infrastructure ambitions risk being derailed by the absence of a credible pipeline of projects, an influential group of MPs has warned.

- Short form article, , ,The mayors of two of England’s most popular tourist cities have written to deputy prime minister Angela Rayner to request she convene a round table discussion on the subject ...

The government has cited a lukewarm response to its consultation as the reason for abandoning plans to introduce a sustainable finance taxonomy.

The government does not know how much tax is paid – or avoided – by the nation’s wealthiest individuals, squandering significant opportunities to collect more revenue, a group of MPs has warned.