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ELECTIONS
Calls for local elections indemnity grow
By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026
Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Government backtracked on postponing May’s elections.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Renewed LGA pressure over settlement timing
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to implement the recommendations of an...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: VOA seeking to catch up with banding backlog
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has injected extra resources to ‘prioritise banding new propert...
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Pay spine review kicks off
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
Work has started on a review of the national pay scale used to determine salaries for most counci...
TRANSFORMATION
Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
By Lee Peart | 26 February 2026
Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland, with a significant ris...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation in Essex 'over'
By Paul Marinko | 25 February 2026
Uncertainty surrounds local government reorganisation (LGR) in Essex, with one leader branding th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party LGA fails to agree tourism tax line
By Joe Lepper | 24 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has failed to agree on whether to back plans to give Engli...
REORGANISATION
Steve Reed rejects calls for reorganisation rethink
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2026
Local government secretary Steve Reed has rebuffed calls for his resignation and vowed there will...
FINANCE
Questions raised over Cheshire East transformation
By Martin Ford | 23 February 2026
Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of Cheshire East Council’s transformation progr...
FINANCE
Exceptional financial support increases
By Dan Peters | 23 February 2026
Some 37 local authorities will be issued with £2.3bn in exceptional financial support (EFS), allo...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Statistics body confirms cutbacks
By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed the extent of cutbacks to its sub-national ...
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