ECONOMIC GROWTH

Northern Powerhouse leaders 'must make cities more inclusive'

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2016

City region leaders in the Northern Powerhouse need to ensure all people benefit from their econo...

LEGISLATION

Flagship unitary bid binned

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2016

Flagship plans by Oxfordshire districts to create four unitaries that would have spilt out into n...

QUEENS SPEECH

Queen's Speech 2016: Local government at the heart of legislation

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2016

The Government has vowed to strengthen life chances and continue to bring public spending under c...

Queen's Speech 2016: Local government at the heart of legislation

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2016

The Government has vowed to strengthen life chances and continue to bring public spending under c...

WHITEHALL

Queen's Speech 2016: Mayoral combined authorities to get bus franchising powers

By Chris Ames | 18 May 2016

The much-anticipated Bus Services Bill will limit powers to franchise services to areas with dire...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under 'care covenant'

By Thomas Bridge | 18 May 2016

Plans to speed up adoption and raise scrutiny on council support for young people were outlined i...

PLANNING

Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers

By Dan Peters | 18 May 2016

The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Q...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Queen's Speech 2016: Crack down on extremists working with vulnerable groups

By Laura Sharman | 18 May 2016

Councils will be given the power to stop extremists from working with children or vulnerable peop...

FINANCE

Cuts hamper health integration

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Cuts to council budgets are making the integration of health and social care more difficult, acco...

LEGISLATION

Peers slam CA's hasty public consultation

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Peers have criticised a public consultation on the West Midlands combined authority for being too...