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POLICY AND POLITICS
Deadlock over December deadline
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory deadline of December for councils to submit their local plans, but an increasing number of councils thi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026
Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Skinner in LGA comeback
By Heather Jameson | 01 September 2026
Dennis Skinner is set to return to the Local Government Association (LGA), less than a year after...
POLICY AND POLITICS
As London's rough sleepers drop by 10% – can Burnham make that figure national?
By By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026
In his first speech after taking office, standing on the steps of Downing Street, Prime Minister ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils to get fresh high street powers
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed giving councils powers to prevent betting shops, adult g...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has reduced its funding gap by £16m but still faces a fore...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Half of LGA meetings shrouded in secrecy
By Joe Lepper | 11 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted it is looking to ‘maximise transparency’ desp...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six
By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE)...
WHITEHALL
Think-tank founder to advise Burnham
By Martin Ford | 04 August 2026
The founder of a progressive think-tank has been appointed as special adviser to Prime Minister A...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: LGA vice-chair calls for devolution boundary review
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the geographies of the ‘les...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA scraps two-grade pay cuts as restructure redundancies to fall
By Dan Peters | 23 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has dropped plans to demote staff by two pay grades and sc...
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Premium jobDartmoor National Park Authority is the body that oversees the vibrant, living, working landscape and communities of Dartmoor National Park. Apply for this job
Corporate Finance Team Leader
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