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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020

A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making Counties Count: Don't they Already?

By Colin Copus | 02 November 2020

Steve Leach and Colin Copus argue a move to county-based unitaries would ‘draw local government a...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Reorganisation hopes renewed for counties

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2020

Ministers have given hope to counties pushing for local government reorganisation as they give mi...

DEVOLUTION

South east urged to find its voice

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Councils in the south east of England have been urged to find a consensus on reorganisation by a ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reorganisation battle lines drawn over think-tank report

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

The bitter war of words between counties and districts over reorganisation stepped up this week a...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick dashes county reorganisation hopes

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has torpedoed plans for widespread reorganisation beyon...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Size isn't everything

By Paul Wheeler | 13 October 2020

If the advocates for 'big unitary' paused for a moment they may want to address the democratic ch...

WHITEHALL

Three areas invited to submit unitary proposals

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2020

The Government has today invited councils in three areas to submit proposals for the creation of ...

REORGANISATION

Unitary aims to set standard for devo deals

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2020

Buckinghamshire Council is to reveal proposals for a devolution deal that it hopes will become a ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making it local – real reform over reorganisation

By Alex Parmley | 06 October 2020

By putting reform ahead of re-organisation in Somerset, the districts have developed a case for c...

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