Strategic authorities being created under the government’s devolution drive cannot be vehicles for delivering social care ...

The 21 March deadline for areas to submit interim reorganisation proposals to government is a “temperature check” the local ...

The director of one of the largest Local Government Pension Scheme funds has announced he will retire at the end of 2025.

Hampshire & Solent local authorities are calling for an extension for reorganisation as leaders bide time to gather evidence.

The Royal Town Planning Institute said that the government’s mandatory training for members to serve on the planning ...

Suffolk’s districts plan to make the case for reorganisation to two or three unitaries, opposing the county’s plan for a ...

The current process is creating too many scenarios where the outcome could be driven by risk aversion rather than innovation, ...

Norse Group CEO Justin Galliford believes that councils will need to consider radical alternatives to meet changing needs.

With more mayoral powers coming down the line and strategic authorities being established across the country it is important ...

The government intends to fund strategic authorities with a formula allocation through the local government finance settlement and encourage the use of ...

Councillors must undergo mandatory training and receive a certificate in order to sit on planning committees, according to ...

The housing secretary could be empowered to force local authorities to work together on cross-boundary development strategy.