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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Standards shake-up
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
Government privately reaffirms commitment to legislative reforms to standards originally proposed under Starmer regime.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026
Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Social workers in safeguarding warning
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...
LEGISLATION
The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government
By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026
'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgr...
STEVE REED
EXCLUSIVE: Reed 'very aware' of standards issues amid legislation wait
By Dan Peters | 21 May 2026
Local government secretary Steve Reed is aware of the issues requiring a fresh standards regime f...
LEGISLATION
Bill 'first step' in fiscal devolution era
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026
The Overnight Visitor Levy Bill is the ‘first step in a new era of fiscal devolution in England’,...
KING'S SPEECH
The King's Speech must squeeze out more progress on climate
By Christopher Hammond | 11 May 2026
After a bruising local election, the King's Speech needs to bring local leaders and communities c...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed refuses to rule out fresh planning legislation
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Fresh planning legislation could be tabled to strip back environmental protections in an effort t...
PLANNING
Inspectorate looks to scale back diversity publishing
By Dan Peters | 05 September 2024
The Planning Inspectorate has begun a consultation on a proposal to stop publishing annual staff ...
HOUSING
Councils to have greater powers to compulsorily buy green belt land
By Emily Twinch | 12 August 2024
Local authorities will be handed powers to ensure landowners sell green belt land for housebuildi...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Clean, green, secure strategies for a positive future
By Christopher Hammond | 06 August 2024
The Labour Government’s mission-led approach promises national renewal through economic growth, c...
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