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PUBLIC HEALTH
How councils can create smoke and vape-free spaces
By Dr Sarah McNulty | 12 October 2026
Dr Sarah McNulty explains how Knowsley is leading local action to protect children and advance smokefree communities.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028
By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026
Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils still waiting on fees and charges review 10 months on
By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on ministers to deliver their commitment to rev...
GOVERNANCE
Local government: Rewiring behaviours will be just as important as rewiring structures
By Stephen Moir | 01 October 2026
Local government needs to rewire behaviours and standards alongside structures and systems, says ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout
By Dan Peters | 23 September 2026
Councils across England have called for more regulation as the sector increases its use of contro...
POLICY AND POLITICS
LCN call for ideas
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2026
The Local Councils Network (LCN) has called for ‘practical, evidence-based’ proposals to present ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026
Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.
REORGANISATION
Getting staffing right in LGR
By Ian Miller | 26 August 2026
New Government guidance still leaves councils navigating complex staffing, TUPE and legal conside...
REORGANISATION
Do devolution differently: without LGR
By Colin Copus | 14 August 2026
Steve Leach and Colin Copus write an open letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to r...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026
Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government urged to 'think again' on removing local authorities from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 13 July 2026
The Government has been urged to reconsider plans to remove the statutory right for local governm...
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