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Reed warns of sanctions over service standards
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2026
Local government secretary Steve Reed has warned of sanctions for councils that fail to meet new service standards.
The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government
By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026
'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgraced members of the House of Lords has not been matched with a Bill to deliver the promised ‘teeth' for the local government standards regime', says Ian Miller.
Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements
By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026
Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...
MHCLG praises council capability on housing
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
A senior Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) official has praised the i...
Social workers in safeguarding warning
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...
Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...
London borough chief to retire
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2026
Greenwich LBC chief executive Debbie Warren has announced she is to retire following more than 45...
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May 8: The day city regions fractured from within
'David Marlow says the post-7 May political composition of England’s six Integrated Settlement Mayoral Combined Authorities did not only shake up who runs councils – it has dramatically shifted the mayoral cabinets that will lead city regions and launched an existential stress test for England’s devolution.'
21 May 2026
Reform's good local government problems
'Ben Bradley talks to Ann McGauran about the implications of Reform UK’s huge election gains for reorganisation and delivering efficiencies – and he shares the advice he’s giving new councillors.'
By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2026
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By Peter Jones | 26 May 2026
Peter Jones identifies key steps for boards to deliver their action plans and enhanced security p...
Local government is already delivering national systems and it's time we recognised it
By Anthony Baldrick | 26 May 2026
National policy may set the framework, but it is local government that makes complex systems work...
Using the 'evidence pie' for better local government decision-making
By Amy Lloyd | 21 May 2026
The Evidence Pie provides a clear and adaptable model to help embed evidence-informed decision-ma...
Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...
May 8: The day city regions fractured from within
By David Marlow | 21 May 2026
David Marlow says the post-7 May political composition of England’s six Integrated Settlement May...
The public will accept straight talk from politicians so long as there is a rationale
By Michael Burton | 20 May 2026
By claiming the public could have both high public spending and low taxes, the main parties opene...
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