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LGA updates business plan amid reorganisation shake-up

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) is working on a new business plan as mayors increasingly r...

London Councils in powers push

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

The capital’s boroughs have made a bid for a bigger role in decisions over devolved powers and fu...

MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...

EXCLUSIVE: Sector bodies decline to join legal challenge

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) and Rural Services’ Network (RSN) will not financially support...

Burnham: Overhaul British state to boost economic growth

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Greater Manchester’s mayor has called for ‘wholesale change in the architecture and culture of th...

Whitehall dismisses Homes England cull reports

By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2025

Reports the Government plans to abolish Homes England as part of a cull of quangos have been dism...

East Sussex unitary 'probably most likely option'

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

A single tier East Sussex unitary of around 550,000 people is 'probably the most likely' reorgani...

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...

County clashes with districts over reorganisation engagement

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2025

Surrey CC has accused its district and borough councils of publishing a ‘purposefully biased’ and...

Former Liverpool director denies bribery

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2025

Liverpool City Council’s former head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh has denied two counts of bribe...