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Ministers back down on forced mayors in devolution Bill
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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