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EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG working to overhaul Best Value
POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG working to overhaul Best Value

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working on a review and update of Best Value guidance, The MJ can reveal.

REORGANISATION

Exclusive: District disaggregation requires 'properly thought through plan'

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026

A ‘properly thought through plan' with realistic timescales is needed if ministers are to press a...

REORGANISATION

Splitting successfully

By Kate Ryan | 13 May 2026

Kate Ryan explains why district disaggregation is LGR’s next challenge, and why sector-wide learn...

LEADERSHIP

Committed to communities

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2026

Sophie Broadfield, chief executive of Bath and North East Somerset Council, talks to Heather Jame...

FINANCE

Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils

By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2026

Tracy Bingham says that while the one-off Adjustment Support Grant was intended to offset a reduc...

REORGANISATION

Unitarisation: What comes next?

By Steve Leach | 24 April 2026

Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if there will be ‘a further influx of smaller unitary authorities...

REORGANISATION

'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform

By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026

Reform UK’s head of government delivery has said it is ‘hard to see’ what lies behind the Govermm...

REORGANISATION

Holding the LGR line?

By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026

Will reorganisation be delivered ahead of the General Election, and to what extent is the Governm...

REORGANISATION

Councils must be empowered to set all fees and charges

By Ian Miller | 02 April 2026

Ian Miller says it’s time to end the centralism where fees and charges 'are set by Whitehall, don...

DEVOLUTION

Further devolution plans unveiled

By Neil Merrick | 01 April 2026

Council leaders in the Midlands and West of England have begun responding to a call from minister...

FINANCE

Reed to activate intervention powers

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2026

Questions have been raised over Government moves to implement fresh direct intervention powers in...

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