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DEVOLUTION

McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration

By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025

Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation feedback letters continue to trickle out

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2025

The Government is continuing to issue feedback letters responding to interim reorganisation plans...

MAYORS

Sector should welcome mayors with open arms

By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'Much like reorganisation, strategic authorities offer a blank page to re-w...

TRANSFORMATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA engagement warning over ICB changes

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned of the ‘risks and potential missed opportunitie...

POLICY

Ministers 'should expand devolution agenda'

By Joe Lepper | 19 May 2025

Ministers should expand their devolution agenda to give more powers to local government over rail...

UNIONS

Union launches funding reform campaign

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2025

Trade union Unite has launched a campaign calling for urgent reform of how councils are funded.

WHITEHALL

Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

POLICY

Blueprint document sparks sector concern

By Lee Peart | 15 May 2025

A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...

DEVOLUTION

Why the Total Place bandwagon should roll again

By Michael Burton | 15 May 2025

John Denham was Labour’s communities secretary 15 years before Angela Rayner. He tells Michael Bu...

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Gloucestershire County Council

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