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Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
REORGANISATION

Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2026

Unitary councils being created in 2029 face a ‘material uncertainty’ over their opening budgets after the Government pushed back reorganisation, a senior finance officer has warned.

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2026

A proposed leadership college for local government would help the sector attract and retain ‘exce...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for commissioners at strategic authority

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2026

The Labour group leader at Hull City Council has called for the Government to ‘step in to appoint...

WHITEHALL

McMahon: Legislation to protect city status 'where necessary'

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2026

Minister Jim McMahon has said the Government will introduce legislation ‘where necessary’ to help...

WHITEHALL

Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit

By Dan Peters | 27 October 2026

Dudley MBC councillors will be asked to sign a pledge next week committing them to ‘demonstrate r...

PLANNING

Plan submission deadline extended

By Neil Merrick | 26 October 2026

Councils drawing up local development plans under old regulations have been given an extra three ...

SOLACE

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

Solace chief urges local government to ‘seize the moment’ amid concerns of divisions derailing th...

FINANCE

Call for long-term EFS plan

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...

TECHNOLOGY

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall 'exploring' using AI to help intervention decisions

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026

Whitehall is ‘exploring’ the use of AI to help assess councils against the key risk indicators fo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Work on Whitehall tensions tool slows under Burnham

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026

Work on a Whitehall tool to track community tensions has slowed since the change of Prime Ministe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026

Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...

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