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POLICY AND POLITICS
Four councils reject planning rule change
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026
Four English councils have rejected government reforms transferring planning decisions from elect...
REORGANISATION
April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 29 October 2026
Ministers have insisted Whitehall is ‘committed to seeing local government reorganisation through...
BUDGET 2026
Rewired Budget
By Jonathan Werran | 29 October 2026
Reflecting on the Budget and the fiscal devolution roadmap, and looking ahead to the Rewiring the...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils must be 'convenors' on rough sleeping, says LGA chair after No10 summit
By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026
The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors’ after ...
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 ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Why it's time to stand up for local government
By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2026
'As the spotlight shifts to mayors and strategic authorities, local government must not become th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Shires failing to match urban economic growth, report finds
By Neil Merrick | 21 October 2026
Shire counties are failing to match the economic growth of urban areas due to poor public transpo...
LEGISLATION
Tower block safety Bill introduced into Parliament
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2026
A Bill enforcing tougher safety standards in residential tower blocks has been introduced in Parl...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Southport inquiry hears call for clearer council guidance
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2026
Councils need clearer guidance for dealing with people prone to extreme violence so they are not ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Burnham: Scotland 'one of most centralised nations in Europe'
By Dan Peters | 16 October 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wanted to design a fresh model of ‘regional, economic emp...
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