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CLG committee defends Manchester visit criticism

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2015

The communities and local government (CLG) committee has been criticised for failing to publicise...

Ministers confirm continuation of Better Care Fund

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2015

The Better Care Fund (BCF) will continue into 2016/17, ministers have confirmed.

A cloud of secrecy

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...

Keeping deals under wraps

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

With one-third of all submitted devolution bids still confidential and unseen by residents on who...

Get up and go

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015

ADEPT – the Association of Directors of Environment. Economy, Planning and Transport – under the...

Tensions set to ignite among councils over rates reforms

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015

Tensions could erupt between local government tiers in the wake of chancellor George Osborne’s an...

East Anglia combined authority to be floated

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015

Norfolk and Suffolk’s plans for a combined authority would be ‘strengthened’ if Cambridgeshire an...

Claims of Merseyside devolution bid rejection denied

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015

Liverpool’s elected mayor Joe Anderson has denied reports that Merseyside’s devolution bid has be...

Council group makes bid for CA 'evolution'

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015

A group of councils is calling for changes to the law as the Cities and Local Government Devoluti...

Sector fears over pace of devolution

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015

Senior sector figures have raised serious concerns about the pace of the devolution process as it...