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EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2026

A proposed leadership college for local government would help the sector attract and retain ‘exce...

Call for commissioners at strategic authority

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2026

The Labour group leader at Hull City Council has called for the Government to ‘step in to appoint...

McMahon: Legislation to protect city status 'where necessary'

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2026

Minister Jim McMahon has said the Government will introduce legislation ‘where necessary’ to help...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: DWP establishes devolution directorate

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) policy group has established a devolution directorate.

Four councils reject planning rule change

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026

Four English councils have rejected government reforms transferring planning decisions from elect...

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...

Post-Grenfell progress still under scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2026

The Building Safety Bill strengthens council enforcement powers on unsafe cladding, but funding a...

Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit

By Dan Peters | 27 October 2026

Dudley MBC councillors will be asked to sign a pledge next week committing them to ‘demonstrate r...

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

Solace chief urges local government to ‘seize the moment’ amid concerns of divisions derailing th...

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