WHITEHALL

Queen's speech: Councils promised new powers to tackle pollution

By Chris Mahony | 14 October 2019

The Queen’s Speech promised an Environment Bill which will establish a ‘world-leading’ independen...

WHITEHALL

Queen's speech: Devolution White Paper to set out 'structural reform'

By Martin Ford | 14 October 2019

An English devolution White Paper is planned by the Government, it has been confirmed in the Quee...

LEGISLATION

Queen's speech: Devo Bill expected in first Queen's Speech since 2017

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2019

Devolution is expected to feature in today’s Queen’s Speech as the Government outlines its planne...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans for voter ID bill branded 'dangerous and undemocratic'

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2019

Plans to introduce voter ID across the whole country have been branded ‘dangerous, misguided and ...

FINANCE

Devolution legislation planned for Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

The Government is planning to launch the next round of devolution legislation in the Queen’s Spee...

FINANCE

Education secretary appears at ADCS conference for first time in a decade

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

Provision for care leavers and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) do...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Westminster could learn something from local place leadership

By Judith Blake | 28 June 2017

Judith Blake highlights some of the outstanding examples of whole-place leadership in the UK's ci...

FINANCE

Dawn Baxendale: Chiefs have lost their public service raison d'être

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017

Dawn Baxendale speaks to Sam Clayden about how Southampton City Council – and local government as...

FINANCE

Local Government Finance Bill: A big let-down for the sector

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2017

With a parliamentary agenda lacking much in terms of legislation for the next two years aside fro...

WHITEHALL

Local government has been left in limbo

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2017

A lack of finance reform legislation may give local government the chance to craft a better solut...

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Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

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Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

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