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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’, the Government has said.
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...
FINANCE
No decision on whether ARGA will cover local audit
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2024
The new Government has yet to make a decision on how it will fix local audit in the longer term, ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Putting councils at strategy's core
By Graeme McDonald | 30 July 2024
Local authorities, combined or not, will inescapably play a significant role in the success or fa...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Delivering the mission
By Emmet Regan | 24 July 2024
Emmet Regan presents a delivery framework of ‘Six Ps’ that takes lessons from the previous Labour...
FINANCE
Local government is at least creeping up the agenda
By By Adele Taylor | 24 July 2024
After the King's Speech the sector still needs to work together with a collective voice that ensu...
GOVERNANCE
We may be entering a new culture of candour
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2024
The Hillsborough Bill is legislation that should never have been needed, but the change in tone s...
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St Helens Borough Council is driving forward an ambitious programme of regeneration and transformation. Apply for this job
Director of Policy & Transformation
£105,424 – £111,327
St Helens Borough Council is driving forward an ambitious programme of regeneration and transformation. Apply for this job
Director of Public Health
£105,424 – £111,327
St Helens Borough Council is driving forward an ambitious programme of regeneration and transformation. Apply for this job
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