The government will review local government reorganisation decisions after getting updated legal advice.
Communities secretary Angela Rayner is due to make an announcement today in…[more...]
Mayors in England are set to be given powers to introduce an overnight visitor levy on accommodation, with local leaders able to decide whether to adopt… [more...]
A pause without a deadline is another form of instability, writes the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy. [more...]
Plans for minimum conduct standards across councils that would make it possible to suspend and disqualify members have been “pushed back”.
Last November the Ministry… [more...]
Capping council tax rises is incompatible with fiscal devolution, a select committee has heard, as local government representatives called for greater powers to raise and control… [more...]