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REORGANISATION
Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2026
Unitary councils being created in 2029 face a ‘material uncertainty’ over their opening budgets after the Government pushed back reorganisation, a senior finance officer has warned.
FINANCE
Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
By Phil Rook | 04 November 2026
Rising social care costs and funding uncertainty are a challenge as Worcestershire prepares for r...
BUDGETS
Budget: EFS set to soar next year
By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2026
The ‘outrageous’ use of exceptional financial support (EFS) is set to continue, with no new measu...
HR
Fresh equal pay warning
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026
Councils could face a fresh wave of equal pay litigation under Whitehall reforms as HR cuts make ...
REORGANISATION
April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 29 October 2026
Ministers have insisted Whitehall is ‘committed to seeing local government reorganisation through...
FINANCE
Council funding: Priorities for devolution and financial sustainability
By Tracy Bingham | 29 October 2026
Councils need fairer funding, greater fiscal powers and long-term certainty to deliver sustainabl...
FUNDING
New research supports a credible alternative to PWLB borrowing
By Karl Harder | 29 October 2026
Citizen lending can help councils to save money while deepening engagement, writes Karl Harder.
AUTUMN BUDGET
Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
By William Eichler | 28 October 2026
Mayors and local leaders will receive £285m of Good Growth funding and will have new borrowing po...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026
A raft of new mayors and long-awaited ‘fiscal devolution roadmap’ have been announced by the Gove...
BUDGETS
Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey has launched his first Budget, promising to ease pressure on families and ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A national care promise needs a local delivery guarantee
By Paul Burstow | 27 October 2026
A National Care Service needs sustainable funding, clear accountability and local capacity to del...
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