LocalGov - Your Source for the Latest News From The Sector
3 days ago · Your dynamic platform for insightful updates, innovative solutions, and transformative stories in UK local government.
What is local government reorganisation? | LocalGov
6 days ago · Local government reorganisation is the process of changing the structure, functions and responsibilities of councils. What are the Government’s plans? In December, the Government published its English Devolution White Paper, which involves a new programme of local government reorganisation ...
Six areas chosen for devolution fast track | LocalGov
5 days ago · Six new areas have been chosen to join the Government’s devolution priority programme. The areas set to join the programme are Cumbria, Cheshire & Warrington, Norfolk & Suffolk, Greater Essex, Sussex & Brighton, and Hampshire & Solent. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner also announced that half ...
LGA: Council tax increases no substitute for fixing funding
6 days ago · Council leaders have warned the Government that council tax increases place ‘more financial burden on households’ without fixing the long-term pressures facing local government. Responding to the local government finance settlement, Cllr Louise Gittins, chair of the Local Government Association ...
New Lancashire combined county authority launched | LocalGov
4 days ago · Image: Dmitrijs Kaminskis / Shutterstock.com. The new Lancashire combined county authority has officially come into being. Jim McMahon, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, has signed off on the new authority, granting new powers to decision makers in Lancashire.
Budget: Council chiefs call for ‘explicit clarity’ on NI increases
Oct 31, 2024 · Council leaders have welcomed the £1.3bn funding boost but called for clarity on protection from increases to employer National Insurance contributions.
LGA: Councils with ‘scarce resources’ need reorganisation support
Jan 13, 2025 · Councils that have bid to be on the fast-track for new devolution deals and reorganisation need extra funding and a quick decision on local elections, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. In a statement issued today, LGA chair Cllr Louise Gittins said that reorganisation is ‘emotive and ...
New powers for councils to tackle empty shops | LocalGov
Nov 12, 2024 · Image: William Barton / Shutterstock.com Local authorities will get new powers next month to force landlords to rent out persistently empty high street properties.
Local Government Politics and Policy Updates | LocalGov
Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …
Parish councils can apply to £150m Community Ownership Fund
May 12, 2023 · Image: EtiAmmos / Shutterstock.com. Parish councils are now able to apply to the multi-million-pound Community Ownership Fund. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) today launched the third round of its £150m Community Ownership Fund.