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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A year to remember...

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025

A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen f...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution Bill attacked by peers

By Joe Lepper | 09 December 2025

The Government’s devolution agenda risks ‘leaving communities without a meaningful voice’, Local ...

REGULATION

Building Safety Regulator delays prompt rethink

By Neil Merrick | 28 October 2025

Elements of building safety could be removed from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and returne...

HOUSING

Councils key to New Towns success, say peers

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2025

Councils must have a key role to make a success of the New Towns programme, peers have urged.

PLANNING

Coalition calls for planning law change

By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025

Ministers have been urged to change the law to reduce the number of non-residential buildings tur...

POLICY

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...

POLITICS

Pennycook: Resident resistance won't stop new towns

By Izzy Lepone | 21 July 2025

New town developments could proceed amid resistance from residents, the housing and planning mini...

HOUSING

Councils to be handed powers to inspect rented homes without notice

By Joe Lepper | 21 July 2025

Councils are to be given powers to inspect rented homes without providing notice to landlords.

LEGISLATION

Unite hits out at Labour over fire and rehire threat

By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025

Birmingham bin strike union Unite has hit out at Labour after it became clear an amendment to emp...

LEGISLATION

Unite hits out at Labour in fire and rehire move

By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025

Councils under government intervention could be exempt from a legal ban on so-called fire and reh...

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Lead the future of multi-agency child protection in Cheshire East. Apply for this job

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