DEVOLUTION

Shropshire considers devolution plan

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025

Shropshire Council is talking to potential devolution partners as local authorities in neighbouri...

REORGANISATION

Two unitary plan for Lincolnshire

By Joe Lepper | 12 March 2025

Plans to merge Lincolnshire’s 10 councils into two unitary authorities have been published.

REORGANISATION

Warning: Reorganisation turbulence ahead

By Blair McPherson | 11 March 2025

Blair McPherson says officers and members can make any model work but that reorganisations are hu...

REORGANISATION

When it comes to new unitaries, is big really better?

By Peter Holt | 10 March 2025

Official data gathered by Uttlesford DC for the District Councils’ Network undermines the Governm...

REORGANISATION

There's no clear mandate for mega-councils

By By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 March 2025

Taxpayers' interests would be better served by not rushing reorganisation, says Sam Chapman-Allen.

REORGANISATION

Social care disaggregation cost could hit £500m a year, CCN claims

By Dan Peters | 07 March 2025

The annual recurring cost of splitting up and duplicating county council social care services int...

REORGANISATION

Making disruption work

By Dr Simon Kaye | 06 March 2025

The prize from local government reorganisation should not just be a ‘tidier map’ but a system bui...

POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Stretched capacity slows pace of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2025

Small unitary councils are to be spared reorganisation until the map has been redrawn in two-tier...

REORGANISATION

Small unitaries: A dilemma for another day

By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2025

We should not be surprised the Government has yet to turn its attention to reorganising small uni...

DEVOLUTION

Defending devolution

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2025

Devolution and reorganisation has dominated headlines and topped the agenda for many councils in ...

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