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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
By Paul Marinko | 23 June 2026
Ministers have insisted they are ‘on track’ to announce the next tranche of reorganisation decisions before the middle of next month despite Keir Starmer’s resignation.
LEGAL
Making sure World Cup events aren't an own goal for councils
By David Mayor | 22 June 2026
As the World Cup kicks off, councils must ensure that fan zones and summer events do not expose t...
FINANCE
Concerns persist despite Local Audit Office creation
By Joe Lepper | 16 June 2026
The local audit system is out of ‘intensive care’ but still in ‘high dependency’, the Government’...
DEVOLUTION
Getting to grips with mayoral commissioners
By Megan Tam | 16 June 2026
Tiffany Cloynes, Rebecca Gilbert and Megan Tam look at the appointment of commissioners.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Westbrook to decide on reorganisation legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2026
The chief executive of Conservative-led Hampshire CC Gary Westbrook will take further advice from...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs lobby Government over severance payment threshold
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2026
Council chiefs have been lobbying the Government to relax the requirements around special severan...
FINANCE
Council faces 'inevitable' bankruptcy without £40m savings
By William Eichler | 10 June 2026
Westmorland and Furness Council could be forced to declare effective bankruptcy if it fails to fi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Legal threat to water firm over sewage spillages
By Neil Merrick | 10 June 2026
A county council has threatened to take legal action against its water firm over continued sewage...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
By Neil Merrick | 09 June 2026
Placing communities in charge of services will help cut costs and reduce the chance of council fa...
SOCIAL HOUSING
Using below-market land disposals to accelerate social housing
By Mark Cook | 09 June 2026
Councils have greater flexibility to dispose of land for affordable housing than often assumed, b...
LEGAL
Councils could face bill after legal clash
By Neil Merrick | 28 May 2026
At least 40 councils are waiting to discover if they need to repay money to housebuilders as more...
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