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DEVOLUTION
Ministers back down on forced mayors in devolution Bill
By Martin Ford | 29 April 2026
Ministers have backed down after seeking powers to impose strategic authorities or mayors on areas without their consent.
DEVOLUTION
Key amendments stripped from English Devolution Bill
By Martin Ford | 22 April 2026
Ministers have moved to block curbs to their powers under the English Devolution and Community Em...
FINANCE
MPs launch fiscal devolution inquiry
By Martin Ford | 22 April 2026
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Local Government has announced an inquiry into fiscal...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
CIPFA warning over profit capping reforms
By Dan Peters | 23 February 2026
Financial oversight and profit capping reforms to the children’s residential care market may fail...
HUMAN RIGHTS
Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty
By Neil Merrick | 14 July 2025
Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up wi...
DEVOLUTION
Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform
By Dan Peters | 10 July 2025
The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to ...
CHILD ABUSE
Abuse audit delayed
By Martin Ford | 03 June 2025
A nationwide audit of child abuse has been delayed, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has confi...
POLITICS
Power grab pushback
By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...
REORGANISATION
Minister rejects 'diktat' accusation
By Martin Ford | 20 January 2025
Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘...
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Cox report and its lessons for local government
19 October 2018
It’s time for local government to ask how it deals with poor behaviour in its own workplace in t...
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