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POLITICS

McMahon: Government will abolish council committee system

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2025

The Government has announced plans to legislate to abolish the committee system.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The importance of being dutiful

By Rachael Wardell | 21 May 2025

The success of expanded corporate parenting duties will be measured by whether care-experienced c...

WELFARE

Welfare: The playing field is anything but level

By Ian Greaves | 19 May 2025

The Welfare Reform Green Paper was driven by a wish to save money rather than to support disabled...

POLICY

Ministers 'should expand devolution agenda'

By Joe Lepper | 19 May 2025

Ministers should expand their devolution agenda to give more powers to local government over rail...

GOVERNANCE

A bite-sized approach to FOI

By Deborah Clark | 07 May 2025

Deborah Clark outlines the latest tools aimed at cutting the inappropriate use of exemptions in F...

DEVOLUTION

English Devolution: Where is it at?

By Paul McDermott | 15 April 2025

Amardeep Gill and Paul McDermott look at what lies ahead for the six Devolution Priority Programm...

PLANNING

Planning a clearer path

By Duncan Flynn | 18 March 2025

Duncan Flynn looks at what the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will do for economic growth, and ...

DEVOLUTION

Edinburgh softens devo call under new leadership

By Joe Lepper | 12 March 2025

Edinburgh City Council has watered down its calls for more devolved powers under its new leadersh...

SOCIAL CARE

Prevention services 'at risk'

By Lee Peart | 11 March 2025

Prevention services are ‘at risk’ because of rising social care spending, a local government lead...

PLANNING

Planning legislation to be introduced to Parliament

By Joe Lepper | 10 March 2025

Government legislation aimed at speeding up council planning decisions to boost housebuilding wil...

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