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Government stands firm on committee system abolition
LGA

Government stands firm on committee system abolition

By Martin Ford | 24 October 2025

Local government minister Steve Reed has rebuffed a plea to look again at its move to scrap the committee system.

REORGANISATION

Reform council backs county unitary

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2025

Reform-led Warwickshire CC has backed a plan for a county unitary and a bid to join the West Midl...

WHITEHALL

Ministers axe elections holiday compensation

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Ministers have decided the Government will no longer reimburse electoral services staff if a late...

REFORM UK CONFERENCE

Farage eyes London council elections and the Mayoral race

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2025

All of London’s boroughs are in the electoral sights of Reform UK next year as it ‘gets ready to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA must show its value to councils, says Reform UK group leader

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2025

Reform UK will review its decision to have a group at the Local Government Association (LGA) afte...

PEOPLE

Earnshaw announces West Northamptonshire departure

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

West Northamptonshire Council’s chief executive Anna Earnshaw has announced she will be leaving t...

ELECTIONS

Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...

ELECTIONS

Elections 'uncertainty' hindered preparations

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2025

‘Uncertainty’ over whether this year's county council elections would go ahead hampered officers’...

ELECTIONS

Under pressure: The strain of snap elections

By Peter Stanyon | 09 July 2025

Peter Stanyon says election teams must have the legislation, systems and funding in place if they...

ELECTIONS

Reform LGA leader nominated

By Paul Marinko | 26 June 2025

Reform UK has decided who the leader and deputy leader of its new Local Government Association gr...

REORGANISATION

The death of local government

By Steve Leach | 25 June 2025

The Government’s commitment to authorities of around half-a-million will further decimate the cou...

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