The government’s proposed Devon Coast & Countryside Council illustrates how reorganisation could disadvantage rural and coastal areas, write Sheena Asthana, Sheela Agarwal and Alex Gibson, of…[more...]
Lincolnshire CC has issued a pre-action protocol letter calling on the government to explain how it made its decision on local government reorganisation.
In Greater… [more...]
HMRC’s return on enforcement investments is accelerating after it emerged that the exchequer now gets around £35 back for every pound it spends on tax investigations,… [more...]
NHS organisations in England could face unbudgeted costs of close to £1bn a year as a result of the government’s plans to ban zero-hours contracts, NHS… [more...]
Homelessness is a deepening emergency in county and rural areas, writes the housing and planning spokesperson for the County Councils Network. [more...]