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EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

Blueprint document sparks sector concern

By Lee Peart | 15 May 2025

A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...

War of words over Surrey CC reorganisation plan

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Opposition Surrey CC members have argued a plan for two new unitary authorities in the county was...

Council plans further Exceptional Financial Support bid

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Windsor & Maidenhead BC will need to agree a package of Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) with ...

Infrastructure delivery key in new towns programme, professor warns

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Delivering infrastructure will be the key challenge for the Government’s new towns programme, a p...

Third union recommends pay offer rejection

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2025

Trade union Unison has joined GMB and Unite in recommending their members reject the pay offer fr...

Investment boost to help scale green municipal market

By Dan Peters | 08 May 2025

Two major private organisations have committed funding to scale the green municipal investment ma...

Surrey councils stand firm in reorganisation plans

By Izzy Lepone | 01 May 2025

Surrey’s councils have published proposals for local government reorganisation, defying the Gover...

Employers' warning over wage pressures as unions consider offer

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2025

Wage pressures are contributing to the local government funding gap of £1.9bn in 2025-26, council...

Trial dates fixed for Liverpool City Council corruption case

By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025

Trial dates have been fixed for two senior officers charged as part of an investigation into Live...