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DEVOLUTION

Districts cry foul over devolution plans

By Martin Ford | 10 June 2022

Divisions have emerged over the Government’s devolution plans after lower-tier authorities raised...

DEVOLUTION

Some areas will 'lose out' from levelling up

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2022

The Government will be hard-pressed to deliver its manifesto pledge of levelling up every part of...

DEVOLUTION

Districts must be enabled to bring their strengths to the devolution table

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 06 June 2022

As it stands the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill relegates districts to be non-constituent mem...

WHITEHALL

New roles to 'bash heads' in Whitehall

By Martin Ford | 26 May 2022

Levelling up directors will act as champions for local government in Whitehall, a minister has to...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Clause 16 could 'emasculate' districts

By Ian Miller | 18 May 2022

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 'makes unacceptable provision to transfer district functio...

HEALTH

Arithmetic matters

By Ann McGauran | 18 May 2022

The new director of IPPR North, Zoë Billingham, speaks to Ann McGauran about taking on the role a...

LEGISLATION

EXCLUSIVE: Government 'risks battle' on moving districts' functions without consent

By Ann McGauran | 17 May 2022

Districts will push to change the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to ensure their functions ca...

DEVOLUTION

Devolve powers to tackle jobs crisis, council leaders urge

By William Eichler | 17 May 2022

Local authority leaders have called on the Government to devolve more powers to councils to free ...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum: Go hyper-local to avoid 'grim' future

By Paul Marinko | 13 May 2022

The Government needs to provide county deals quickly and councils need to simultaneously ‘go hype...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up must go beyond 'big ticket' projects

By Martin Ford | 11 May 2022

Efforts to level up communities must be felt at a local level for the policy to be viewed as a su...

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