Reorganisation

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2016

A split has emerged among local authorities in Hampshire after the county council leader U-turned...

Plans to scrap Oxfordshire mooted in bid for devo deal

By Heather Jameson | 25 February 2016

Plans to scrap Oxfordshire CC and replace it with four unitaries have been launched by the county...

LEGISLATION

Local authorities told to 'grow up'

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 February 2016

The Welsh public services minister has told councils to ‘grow up’ as they deliver their verdict o...

BUSINESS

Unitary option mooted in push for devo deals

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2016

County areas that refuse to accept a directly elected mayor could still get a full devolution dea...

FINANCE

Reorganisation adds to the patchwork quilt

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2016

Heather Jameson examines the Government's 'behind closed doors' stance on local government reorga...

NEW LOCAL

County-wide unitary 'would avert service cuts'

10 February 2016

The Leicestershire Labour group has proposed forming a county-wide unitary to prevent cuts to ser...

WHITEHALL

Greg Clark has districts in a 'vice'

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

The communities secretary is provoking districts into reorganisation and seeing how they react, a...

FINANCE

Calls to replace Lincolnshire tiers with unitary

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Former planning minister Nick Boles has called for the two tiers of local government in his nativ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 'No end point to devo' as Royal Assent granted

By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2016

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill gets Royal Assent.

HEALTH

Districts call for expansion of social care precept

By MJ reporter | 26 January 2016

District councils should be allowed to charge a ‘prevention precept’ to help them get to the root...

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