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WHITEHALL

Government dismisses fears over reorganisation master plan

13 December 2021

The Government has dismissed reports of a leaked version of the levelling up White Paper, which r...

WHITEHALL

Leaked White Paper reveals reorganisation master plan

09 December 2021

A leaked version of the levelling up White Paper has revealed plans to scrap two-tier local gover...

DEVOLUTION

LGA concerns over devolution approach

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2021

Senior figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have raised concerns about Westminster...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Focusing on the future for counties and unitaries

By Cllr Tim Oliver | 01 December 2021

Chairman of the County Councils' Network Cllr Tim Oliver says he 'could not fail to be quietly im...

PAY

Reasons to be cheerful

By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2021

The MJ and Penna’s annual survey of council chief executives reveals resilience and the ability t...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Getting on with the daily job

By Lawrence Conway | 24 November 2021

Business as usual services must continue at South Lakeland DC with performance kept at the highes...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Cumbria chief quits after three months

By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021

Gill Steward, who took up the council’s top job in August, will leave next month, Cumbria CC has ...

LEGAL

Cumbria begins reorganisation legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2021

Cumbria CC has begun its legal action against local government reorganisation in the county.

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Elections are a family affair

By Andrew Seekings | 12 October 2021

Andrew Seekings looks at how Cumbria is preparing for the electoral challenges of local governmen...

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