Finding hope in public sector collaboration
By Tracie Langley | 04 October 2024
As opportunities to make efficiencies become more scarce, joining up service offers across the public sector becomes even more important, writes Tracie Langley.
Lyons suggests Labour's housing pledge could slip
By Paul Marinko | 04 October 2024
Labour’s plans for new towns plans will focus on ‘high-productivity areas’ with ‘good growth and employment prospects’ but will only ‘gear up’ in the next Parliament, the Government’s taskforce chair has reportedly said.
The devo debate
By Martin Ford | 02 October 2024
With the deadline for councils to submit ‘expressions of interest’ having passed – but with so many questions remaining unanswered – the subject of devolution has been a hot topic for the sector this week. Labour have doubled down on prioritising the North, but not everybody sees this as the right move. Martin Ford reports
Tees Valley councils not liable for regeneration liabilities
By Paul Marinko | 07 October 2024
Prevention could deliver £11bn return on investment
By Lee Peart | 07 October 2024
Injecting more money into prevention could deliver an extra £11bn return on investment on current...
Sector legal expert dies
By Heather Jameson | 07 October 2024
Highly respected local government legal expert and Tower Hamlets LBC Best Value inspector Suki Bi...
Extra year of UKSPF funding would remove 'immediate cliff edge'
By Ann McGauran | 04 October 2024
Council issues formal complaint over public interest report
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2024
Luton BC has issued a formal complaint against its auditor following the publication of a public ...
Lyons suggests Labour's housing pledge could slip
By Paul Marinko | 04 October 2024
Labour’s plans for new towns plans will focus on ‘high-productivity areas’ with ‘good growth and ...
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A post-Budget reset
By Adele Gritten – chief executive, Local Partnerships @LP_AdeleG | 03 October 2024
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The devo debate
'With the deadline for councils to submit ‘expressions of interest’ having passed – but with so many questions remaining unanswered – the subject of devolution has been a hot topic for the sector this week. Labour have doubled down on prioritising the North, but not everybody sees this as the right move. Martin Ford reports'
02 October 2024
Right site for residential recycling
03 October 2024
Eight local authority stakeholders are setting a new standard for council co-operation. By fundin...
Are councils getting worse at protecting data?
By Jon Fielding | 03 October 2024
Jon Fielding looks at why councils’ data losses have increased and how they can deliver improveme...
Think twice before you sell
By Chris Smith | 03 October 2024
Chris Smith says that with council finances under strain, unlocking dormant assets can help plug ...
Tees Valley councils not liable for regeneration liabilities
By Paul Marinko | 07 October 2024
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has concluded that the five councils sitting on the bod...
Councils call on Government to 'back up its rhetoric' on devolution
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2024
Councils have called for the Government to ‘back up its rhetoric’ by devolving powers across Engl...
Is reorganisation inevitable or just ingrained?
By Steve Leach | 03 October 2024
It is not increases in council sizes that improve local government, and the public don’t benefit ...
Looking for big results
By Matthew Taylor | 02 October 2024
As the Government grapples with difficult political headlines, Matthew Taylor outlines three ‘ena...
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