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PLANNING
Planning power grab bid
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025
The Government is seeking to gain more powers to prevent councils refusing planning permission.
PENSIONS
Pulling councillors back on side on pensions
By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2025
Communities secretary Steve Reed's announcement that councillors can re-enter the Local Governmen...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Dear secretary of state - part 1
By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025
Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...
PENSIONS
Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), comm...
HOUSING
Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘...
REORGANISATION
Portsmouth formally requests reorganisation exemption
By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025
Portsmouth City Council has formally requested to be excluded from the local government reorganis...
STEVE REED
Councils to be empowered to drive high street regeneration
By William Eichler | 25 September 2025
The Government has unveiled an initiative aimed at giving communities more control over the regen...
DEVOLUTION
Counties' concern over devolution proposals
By Martin Ford | 25 September 2025
County councils have hit out at proposals to give mayors control over services like health and cr...
POLICY AND POLITICS
After the reshuffle: ensuring the LGA's voice continues to be heard
By Louise Gittins | 23 September 2025
The LGA is engaging with the new ministerial team and with parliament to help shape reforms aroun...
REORGANISATION
Portsmouth expected to reject reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Portsmouth City Council is expected to formally reject local government reorganisation at a meeti...
HOUSING
Government 'absolutely committed' to 1.5 million homes target
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2025
The new housing secretary Steve Reed has insisted the Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to get...
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