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WHITEHALL
Queen's speech: Councils promised new powers to tackle pollution
By Chris Mahony | 14 October 2019
The Queen’s Speech promised an Environment Bill which will establish a ‘world-leading’ independen...
WHITEHALL
Queen's speech: Devolution White Paper to set out 'structural reform'
By Martin Ford | 14 October 2019
An English devolution White Paper is planned by the Government, it has been confirmed in the Quee...
LEGISLATION
Queen's speech: Devo Bill expected in first Queen's Speech since 2017
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2019
Devolution is expected to feature in today’s Queen’s Speech as the Government outlines its planne...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Plans for voter ID bill branded 'dangerous and undemocratic'
By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2019
Plans to introduce voter ID across the whole country have been branded ‘dangerous, misguided and ...
FINANCE
Devolution legislation planned for Queen's Speech
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019
The Government is planning to launch the next round of devolution legislation in the Queen’s Spee...
FINANCE
Education secretary appears at ADCS conference for first time in a decade
By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018
Provision for care leavers and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) do...
WHITEHALL
Local government has been left in limbo
By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2017
A lack of finance reform legislation may give local government the chance to craft a better solut...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Westminster could learn something from local place leadership
By Judith Blake | 28 June 2017
Judith Blake highlights some of the outstanding examples of whole-place leadership in the UK's ci...
FINANCE
Dawn Baxendale: Chiefs have lost their public service raison d'être
By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017
Dawn Baxendale speaks to Sam Clayden about how Southampton City Council – and local government as...
FINANCE
Local Government Finance Bill: A big let-down for the sector
By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017
With a parliamentary agenda lacking much in terms of legislation for the next two years aside fro...
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