Reorganisation

By Madeleine Gabriel | 10 August 2021

Analysis by Nesta raises some questions about the effectiveness of competitive grant funding sche...

Ryedale DC rejects possible challenge on unitary plan

By Ann McGauran | 05 August 2021

Ryedale DC will not explore the option of legally challenging the Government’s decision to replac...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reorganisation: modernise or be damned

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

The distraction of reorganisation may be a step too far. Or it may be the big bang needed to tra...

REORGANISATION

Eyeing up the horizon on reorganisation

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

Heather Jameson looks at the latest round of reorganisation and asks: will it embolden councils t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Devolution is back on the table

By Cllr John Fuller | 27 July 2021

It's time to continue building strong partnerships across the economic, real-life geographies aro...

REORGANISATION

Jenrick announces unitary deals

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2021

North Yorkshire and Somerset CCs have been given the go ahead to become single unitary councils w...

PAY

Commission calls for funding reset

By Ann McGauran | 20 July 2021

Local government needs a ‘funding floor’ at an agreed percentage of national income, a report on ...

DEVOLUTION

Derbyshire councils plan 'alternative' to unitaries

By Martin Ford | 12 July 2021

Councils in Derbyshire have drawn up plans to find a ‘viable alternative’ to carving up the count...

FINANCE

Surrey councils to share management

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

Guildford and Waverley BCs have agreed to share a single senior management team, including a chie...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Counties can do the strategic and the local

By Cllr Tim Oliver | 05 July 2021

The strategic abilities of local government to deliver national priorities locally and the real l...

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