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PLANNING

South Staffordshire bucks national trend on planning enforcement

By Catherine Gutteridge | 16 March 2026

Catherine Gutteridge says South Staffordshire Council is standing apart as a positive exception b...

REORGANISATION

Getting local government reorganisation land transfers right

By Raj Flora-Seehra | 16 March 2026

By reviewing portfolios in advance, councils can avoid unnecessary complications and ensure the t...

The MJ Future Forum latest

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2026

Missed The MJ Future Forum? Catch up with all the latest from our 24-hour summit where we heard f...

GOVERNANCE

Getting ahead of the local election results

By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026

Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...

YOUTH SERVICES

Plymouth powers up youth futures

By Cllr Jemima Laing | 16 February 2026

Cllr Jemima Laing says Plymouth is backing its young people and investing in the city’s future pr...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Finding 'ordinary' ways to build up local resilience

By Jim Savege | 16 February 2026

By mobilising community groups, councils are building proactive ways of responding to emergencie...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Working together to prevent VAWG

By Cllr Angelo Weekes | 12 February 2026

Islington LBC will be working with central government and partners to design and test new ways to...

DATA & DIGITAL

Reaping the benefits of collaboration on technology and innovation piece by piece

By Eddie Copeland | 11 February 2026

There is a powerful logic to making intelligent use of data, technology and a wide range of trans...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Total Place requires total trust

By Lisa McNally | 09 February 2026

Councils can expand the Total Place ethos by joining up often fragmented policies and programmes,...

SAFEGUARDING

Protecting children from risks outside the home in Bucks

By Cllr Carl Jackson | 09 February 2026

A new pilot in Buckinghamshire taking practical steps to tackle the risks from exploitation faced...