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Legal warning over Reform's pension plans

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025

A legal expert has warned Reform UK councils will not be able to slash local authority pensions.

Council warns Government plan would force £95m savings

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025

Croydon LBC would have to deliver the ‘highest level of service cuts made by one council in one y...

McMahon: No intention to delay reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2025

The Government has ‘no intention to delay at all the local government reorganisation process’, mi...

McMahon: Government will abolish council committee system

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2025

The Government has announced plans to legislate to abolish the committee system.

Unite members reject pay offer

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2025

Council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who are members of union Unite have overwh...

SEND deficit override extended

By Dan Peters | 20 June 2025

The Dedicated Schools Grant statutory override will be extended for another two years until the e...

Facing the future

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 19 June 2025

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is to use next month’s Local Government Association (LGA) co...

Ministers propose cancelling Surrey CC elections again

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2025

Ministers have proposed cancelling Surrey CC elections for a second year as they launched a consu...

Starmer announces grooming gangs statutory inquiry

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will launch a statutory inquiry into the grooming ga...

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2025

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal ...