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MAYORS

Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

The Government is proposing to establish ‘local scrutiny committees’ to oversee strategic authori...

PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

Places: a call for more coterminosity

By Dr Catherine Howe | 18 March 2026

Catherine Howe asks: What if, instead of tussles over public sector reform between places and Whi...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

Fundamental questions remain to be answered in the local government reorganisation process, The M...

TRANSFORMATION

How to tackle the challenges of 2026

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...

HEALTH

Helping mayors map a path to better places

By Mark Sandford | 03 March 2026

Mark Sandford says a new approach to working out the potential impact of development decisions on...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

The first steps to getting young people working

By Ben Lucas | 03 March 2026

Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.

DEVOLUTION

A pivotal moment for mayors

By Ann McGauran | 25 February 2026

The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positi...

REORGANISATION

Council reorganisations: The importance of good endings ahead of new beginnings

By Claire Ward | 16 February 2026

Mel Stevens, Ellen Care and Claire Ward say that to seize the opportunities local government reor...

DEVOLUTION

Non-mayoral areas continue to lose out on funding

12 February 2026

Ian Miller asks: 'Is the speed of devolution being constrained by what is available in Treasury c...

DEVOLUTION

Seeing the big picture

By Ann McGauran | 03 February 2026

Will delays to some of this year’s local elections help councils focus on forming new unitaries a...

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