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By Ian Miller | 18 August 2015

One of the policy announcements in the Summer Budget was a proposal to devolve decision-making on...

FINANCE

District housing plans under threat

By MJ reporter | 27 July 2015

Districts could be forced to scrap plans to build an extra 42,000 homes over the next 30 years if...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Quinton to replace retiring Walsh

08 July 2015

Gail Quinton, currently director of children’s services at Worcestershire CC, will join Coventry ...

FINANCE

LGA 2015: Clark hails big moment for local government

By Dan Peters | 01 July 2015

New communities secretary Greg Clark has told this year's Local Government Association conference...

LEGISLATION

Devolution is the name of the game for counties too

By David Hodge | 23 June 2015

What’s in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to a piece of legislation that will form the basis of...

DCLG

DCLG has no plans to cut number of LEPs

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2015

Ministers have ‘no plans’ to reduce the number of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the Depar...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Minister: Elected mayors not a devolution 'deal-breaker' for counties

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Local government minister Marcus Jones has attempted to reassure counties by confirming a devolut...

HOUSING

Bold thinking required

By David Buckle | 03 June 2015

David Buckle reflects on his two years as chair of the District Chief Executives' Network, and lo...

DCLG

Baroness Williams: Districts must help drive growth

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2015

District councils will not be left out in the Government’s devolution drive, newly-appointed loca...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Questions from the Queen's Speech

By Heather Jameson | 27 May 2015

While it is clear from the Queen’s Speech that city devolution will be centre stage for local gov...

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