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DEVOLUTION

Extending devolution beyond our city regions is a welcome move

By James Jamieson | 09 February 2022

The Local Government Association has long called for a devolution framework and the White Paper’s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Has cashing in been a success?

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2022

The Government has doled out millions in Additional Restrictions Grant to councils since first an...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils are more than a crisis management tool

By Joe Fyans | 09 February 2022

A more collaborative approach between central and local government on the distribution of the Add...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

The levelling up of local government funding is long overdue

By Chris Tambini | 09 February 2022

The system for funding local services is desperately in need of root and branch reform and a half...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Government has no action plan for improving children's social care

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2022

The Government has admitted it does not have a single detailed action plan to deliver high-qualit...

PUBLIC HEALTH

What does the new world order look like for local government?

By Trevor Holden | 07 February 2022

Going back to the way the world was before the pandemic and returning to old ways of working woul...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

County Deals approach falls far short of treating districts as equal partners

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 February 2022

We need much stronger mechanisms to promote the active involvement of district councils in the Co...

LEISURE

Gove's suggestion on non-statutory services won't work

By Mo Baines | 04 February 2022

Michael Gove recently said councils could drop some non-statutory services – but these are the es...

COUNCIL TAX

Supporting Wandsworth's residents through difficult times

By Cllr Ravi Govindia | 01 February 2022

Wandsworth LBC is freezing council rents along with heating and hot water fuel charges from April...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Making social work matter for children

By Melanie John-Ross | 01 February 2022

Melanie John-Ross looks back at the successes of the Children’s Social Work Matters programme, in...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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