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Articles by Joe Lepper
Peers call for reorganisation reset
By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
Peers have called for a ‘fundamental reset’ around local government reorganisation (LGR) among De...
EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
The County Councils Network (CCN) was this week preparing to take its concerns about local govern...
GMB branch secretaries to go on strike against own union
By Joe Lepper | 27 May 2026
GMB branch secretaries are to stage two days of strike action against their trade union over thei...
MHCLG praises council capability on housing
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
A senior Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) official has praised the i...
Social workers in safeguarding warning
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...
Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...
Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints
By Joe Lepper | 18 May 2026
Peers have raised concerns about the impact of increasing reports of negative member behaviour on...
CQC hands out third inadequate rating
By Joe Lepper | 18 May 2026
Salford City Council is the third council to be rated inadequate for its adult social care servic...
Chief in reorganisation 'distraction' warning
By Joe Lepper | 13 May 2026
Local government reorganisation is a ‘distraction factor’ for councils in their delivery of suppo...
Devon reorganisation 'distracting' for region's emerging strategic authority, peers warn
By By Joe Lepper | 30 April 2026
Local government reorganisation in Devon is ‘causing a distraction’ for the region’s fledgling co...
- EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
- Councils could face bill after legal clash
- MHCLG's questions about structural change orders threaten relationships in Gloucestershire
- Local authorities are central to building the places where people live, work and socialise
- GMB branch secretaries to go on strike against own union
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