Queens-speech - Page 4

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The second Queen’s Speech in almost as many months has promised an ‘ambitious programme of domest...

SOCIAL CARE

First and foremost we need clarity on finance

By Paul O'Brien | 18 December 2019

Getting ‘Brexit Done’ should open up an oven-ready settlement for local government to implement r...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We want to work with new Government 'to help deliver on our shared ambitions'

By James Jamieson | 16 December 2019

One of Boris Johnson's key priorities must be to publish the provisional Finance Settlement quick...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Fears over 'watered down' committee replacement

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2019

Fears have been raised that the UK will be landed with a ‘watered-down replacement’ for the EU Co...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Single tier fear reignited

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2019

County councils are being offered the option of unitary local government as part of a devolution ...

DEVOLUTION

Working together after the storm

By Bob Neill | 23 October 2019

At first glance there’s much for local government to get its teeth into in the Queen’s Speech, no...

DEVOLUTION

Devo paper to target 'structural reform'

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2019

Local Government leaders have urged ministers to consult them ahead of a White Paper on ‘structur...

HEALTH

Boosting Britain needs more than a fistful of Bills

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019

Following the Queen's Speech, Heather Jameson says that personally her glass is at least half-ful...

QUEENS SPEECH

We need the power

By James Jamieson | 15 October 2019

The Queen's Speech made it clear that Government has been listening to the LGA on some key issues...

SOCIAL CARE

Queen's speech: Social care White Paper to be published

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2019

The Government has promised to finally bring forward proposals to reform adult social care and wi...

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