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Surrey councils stand firm in reorganisation plans 30/04/2025 District and borough councils across Surrey have published proposals for local government reorganisation, defying the Government’s requests for unity on final proposals.
Election reforms needed 'more than ever' 17/02/2025 Reform of how elections are run is needed now ‘more than ever', according to a new report.
One in five councillors threatened with violence 21/10/2024 More than a fifth of councillors in a new Local Government Association (LGA) survey said they had received a threat of violence in their role.
Residents vote to dissolve town council 14/08/2024 Voters in two north Yorkshire villages have come out overwhelmingly in favour of dissolving the local town council following allegations of bullying.
North Yorkshire bans public questions at budget meetings 21/05/2024 Public participation will not be allowed at North Yorkshire’s budget meetings as part of a series of changes to the council’s constitution.
LGA welcomes new police support for councillors 29/02/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has welcomed news that councillors will for the first time have a named police contact to help with security issues.
Scottish councils reach participatory budgets target 12/07/2023 Scottish councils have achieved a target of spending 1% of their budgets through the participatory budgeting process.
Big losses for Conservative councils 09/05/2023 The Conservatives have lost seats in the North, South and Midlands, with Labour and the Lib Dems scooping up victories.
Notts council urged to end twinning with Chinese city 14/02/2023 Campaigners have published an open letter calling on Nottingham City Council to end its relationship with a city in China.
Residents will have to approve street names changes under new proposals 12/04/2022 Councils will be required to get approval from local residents to change street names under new proposals announced today.
City council votes for major governance overhaul 25/03/2022 Sheffield City Council has agreed to a major overhaul of how it will take democratic decisions after a referendum on the city’s governance last year.
Calls for radical expansion of parish and town councils 12/11/2021 Parish and town councils should be established in every neighbourhood to help places level up and revive local democracy, a think tank has said today.
It’s now or never for modern democracy 14/10/2021 The electoral landscape is now ‘more crowded than ever’, while council resources have been ground down, says Laura Lock – and she warns that professionals do not have limitless capacity.
How can open data compliment community development? 24/08/2021 Nathan Coyle outlines the mechanisms and tools to help councils to take citizen engagement on the issue seriously
Elections Bill introduced in Parliament 06/07/2021 Councils must be properly funded and given ample time to prepare for the 'significant' changes proposed for election rules in the UK, the Electoral Commission has warned.
Care home residents 'barred' from voting booth says care group 14/04/2021 A care group has branded it a 'national scandal' that care home residents will be unable to vote in person in the local elections without self-isolating for 14 days afterwards.
UCL study calls for ‘21st century approach to prosperity’ 16/03/2021 A new study has criticised the Government’s top down levelling-up agenda and calls for what it calls a ‘21st century approach to prosperity’.
Campaigners warns voter ID plans will 'disenfranchise millions' 10/03/2021 Plans for mandatory voter ID will disproportionately impact the BAME community and prevent millions of people from voting, campaigners have warned.
Councils given power to hold meetings remotely 03/04/2020 Local authorities will be allowed to hold public meetings remotely by video or telephone, under new powers introduced today.
Three councils named ‘democracy pioneers’ 12/03/2020 Nineteen ‘democracy pioneers’, including three local authorities, have been awarded £10,000 each for their work to improve people’s understanding and experience of democracy in the UK.