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Review of Welsh funding formula already underway
By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2026
Wales’ new local government minister has said work has already started on reviewing the country’s local government funding formula.
Chiefs take charge
By By Neil Merrick | 04 June 2026
Uncertainty at several local authorities as recent elections leave chief executives presiding over a changing political landscape.
Community resilience, civil defence and the leadership challenge for councils
By Stephen Moir | 05 June 2026
Civil resilience cannot be left solely to emergency planners, says Stephen Moir. Local government leaders should consider how communities, services and partnerships are prepared for future risks.
MPs scold Home Office over lack of council involvement in asylum
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2026
Local authorities still lack a ‘meaningful say’ in asylum accommodation decisions, a cross-party ...
Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026
Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...
Review of Welsh funding formula already underway
By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2026
Wales’ new local government minister has said work has already started on reviewing the country’s...
Chiefs take charge
By By Neil Merrick | 04 June 2026
Uncertainty at several local authorities as recent elections leave chief executives presiding ove...
Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
By By Martin Ford | 04 June 2026
Experts have sounded a warning over government plans to detail a ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution.
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Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?
'When it comes to spending power, urban councils will soar ahead of rural councils by 2028-29, according to LGA figures. But exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found funding will be broadly the same across rural and suburban areas. Gabriel Stewart reports.'
26 May 2026
Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
'Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the context of public service reorganisation. Lee Peart reports.'
By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026
Practical steps to prevent poverty
By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026
Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...
Prevention, neighbourhoods and the long game
By Ansaf Azhar | 28 May 2026
New evidence from Oxfordshire suggests this is not the moment to step back on health inequalities...
Getting ready for 'game-changer' Cyber Security Act: Five steps for councils
By Peter Jones | 26 May 2026
Peter Jones identifies key steps for boards to deliver their action plans and enhanced security p...
Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026
Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Un...
Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026
Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of publ...
Keeping reorganisation on track: Preparing East and West Surrey for vesting day
By Terence Herbert | 03 June 2026
Ahead of the launch of East Surrey and West Surrey councils in April 2027, local government reorg...
Turning reorganisation into real transformation
By Jess Browne | 02 June 2026
The councils that get most from local government reorganisation will be the ones that focus on th...
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