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Portsmouth formally requests reorganisation exemption
REORGANISATION

Portsmouth formally requests reorganisation exemption

By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025

Portsmouth City Council has formally requested to be excluded from the local government reorganisation (LGR) process.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Districts rebel against single East Sussex unitary submission

By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025

Two East Sussex districts have rebelled against plans for a single council covering the entire co...

STEVE REED

Councils to be empowered to drive high street regeneration

By William Eichler | 25 September 2025

The Government has unveiled an initiative aimed at giving communities more control over the regen...

DEVOLUTION

Stronger devo can solve the London problem

By Patrick Diamond | 23 September 2025

Relationships between the capital and Whitehall may have improved but its underpowered mayoralty ...

POLITICS

'Devolution in name only': Lib Dem Vikki Slade talks local government reform

By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2025

As the Lib Dems head to Bournemouth for their party conference, local government spokesperson Vik...

HOUSING

Temporary accommodation spending hits £2.8bn

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025

Council spending on temporary accommodation has increased by a quarter to £2.8bn for 2024-25.

POLITICS

MPs call for 'root and branch' transformation of 'broken' SEND system

By Lee Peart | 18 September 2025

A cross-party report has called for ‘root and branch transformation’ of the ‘broken’ special educ...

REORGANISATION

Portsmouth expected to reject reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Portsmouth City Council is expected to formally reject local government reorganisation at a meeti...

WHITEHALL

Ministers axe elections holiday compensation

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Ministers have decided the Government will no longer reimburse electoral services staff if a late...

REORGANISATION

Brighton to back five unitary model

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Senior Brighton & Hove City Council members are expected to back a five-unitary model for Sussex,...

REORGANISATION

County backs east-west unitaries

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Senior Staffordshire CC members have backed the development of a business case for two new unitar...

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