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FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Questions over financial impact of reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
Questions have been raised over whether the Government’s approach to local government reorganisat...
ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Commission pushes ahead with surveys despite elections uncertainty
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
The Electoral Commission is pushing ahead with two surveys for returning officers about May's pol...
FINANCE
New unitary seeks exceptional financial support
By Dan Peters | 30 January 2025
A unitary council that is less than two years old is seeking exceptional financial support from G...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Half of chiefs have started roles in last three years
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2025
Almost half of council chief executives have taken up their roles in the last three years, resear...
FINANCE
HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils
By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025
HMRC has said it does not hold data on employers National Insurance Contribution (NIC) payments r...
FINANCE
DCN: Triple drainage board funding
By Emily Twinch | 29 January 2025
Umbrella-body the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has called on the Government to increase its f...
PEOPLE
City council to vote on chief executive appointment
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025
Jillian Kay is expected to be appointed as permanent chief executive at Southampton City Council.
REORGANISATION
MPs hear sector divisions over reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025
The size and scale of local authorities following reorganisation has left the sector divided.
FINANCE
Three boroughs seek more than £120m financial support
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025
Three London boroughs have announced in the past week they are seeking exceptional financial supp...
SCOTLAND
'Challenging future' for Scottish councils
By Emily Twinch | 28 January 2025
Local authorities in Scotland dug into savings to close a budget gap of £759m last financial year...
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