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IMPOWER INDEX

The Top 10 councils powering ahead on productivity

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026

Local government’s leadership may be dealing with a maelstrom of challenges, but the councils who...

FINANCE

District councils propose council tax freeze

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2026

Lincoln City Council is the latest to join a small band of councils proposing a freeze on council...

STRATEGIC AUTHORITIES

Call to bolster powers of strategic authorities

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026

Strategic authorities require more freedoms and capacity to drive growth and reform, a think-tank...

PAY

Pay dilemma could push councils over precipice

By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2026

Heather Jameson says that whatever the outcome of the pay negotiations with local government, und...

FINANCE

Scottish councils' budget gap to hit £1bn

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026

Scottish councils’ struggles to balance their books is impacting on services, according to a fina...

HOUSING

Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026

Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housin...

COHESION

Rebuilding the scaffolding to repair communities

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026

Community tensions have been rising in the last year, a new survey by Starfish Search has found. ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

CCN: Funding for adult social care pay to fall short by £350m

By Joe Lepper | 27 January 2026

Government funding for plans to tackle low pay in adult social care will fall short by around £35...

SEND

Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms

By Martin Ford | 23 January 2026

The minister leading reform of services for children with special educational needs and disabilit...

FAIR FUNDING

CCN: Counties and rural unitaries short changed compared to mets

By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2026

Government funding for counties and rural unitaries over the next three years will only meet 2p o...

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