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Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...

Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

Local government minister Baroness Sharon Taylor has cited geopolitical uncertainty as a potentia...

East Midlands mayor suggests LGA not the right 'fit'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has said the Local Government Association ‘might not be’ the plac...

Minister: 500,000 figure for unitaries an 'average'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

Jim McMahon has said a population size of 500,000 could end up as the ‘average’ when unitary gove...

DCN warns of reorganisation risks

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

A new report commissioned by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned reorganisation risks...

Can AI reorganise local government?

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

The MJ team put AI to the test to see if it could come up with workable solutions to local govern...

Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2025

Whitehall has called on councils to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions ...

New Tees Valley CA interim chief announced

By Paul Marinko | 03 March 2025

Tom Bryant has been appointed interim chief executive of the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA...

Hillingdon facing possibility of s114

By Paul Marinko | 28 February 2025

Hillingdon LBC has been warned it faces the possibility of having to issue a section 114 notice i...

Travers appointed as Richmond and Wandsworth interim chief

By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2025

Andrew Travers is set to become Wandsworth and Richmond LBCs’ interim chief executive.