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South East needs 'unified' approach to create a devolution framework 22/03/2022 Government must rethink the assumption that directing investment away from an ‘overheated’ South East will ‘cool’ the region and ‘heat’ the rest of the country, a report has warned today.
Talks held on East Midlands combined authority 17/03/2022 Proposals for an East Midlands combined authority covering Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire could be put forward to the Government as part of county deal negotiations.
Councils need more ‘funding and powers’ to tackle climate change 10/03/2022 Progress needs to be accelerated in every local area if the UK’s climate and nature targets are to be met, climate campaigners say.
Councillors complain of lack of powers 07/03/2022 More than two out of three (68%) councillors in England feel they lack sufficient powers to represent the needs of their communities, a survey today by the Electoral Reform Society campaign group has found.
Devolution for all: Gove unveils long-awaited White Paper 02/02/2022 By 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal, the Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper has revealed.
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Northern leaders champion role of culture in levelling up 20/01/2022 Leaders from across the North have called for more investment and more devolution to help promote culture in the north of England.
Lancashire council chiefs to cooperate on County Deal 13/01/2022 Local authority leaders across Greater Lancashire have agreed to work together to deliver a new deal across a range of areas including the economy.
Powers warning ahead of new deals 07/12/2021 A new report today warns areas reluctant to accept directly-elected leaders in the next wave of devolution deals may be offered ‘fewer powers and flexibilities’.
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Council chiefs call for devolution of skills powers 30/11/2021 Local authority leaders are urging MPs to support measures that would see councils have more say in the delivery of skills development at the local level.
Northern Irish councils in devolution call 24/11/2021 The sector is pressing for increased powers to help the country to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
What does local government hope to get from the Spending Review? 25/10/2021 From a a multi-year funding settlement to fixing the social care crisis, William Eichler explores what local government is hoping to hear on Wednesday.
County areas are 'poor relation' in internet speeds, MPs warn 21/10/2021 County ares could become the 'poor relation' to cities in the Government's gigabit rollout, MPs have warned today.
County leaders urge ministers not to get 'bogged down' on mandatory mayors 13/10/2021 County councils have urged the Government not to insist on introducing more mayors after a poll revealed that only one in three people believe they should spearhead devolution deals.
Tory MPs make case for 'double devolution' 04/10/2021 New agreements that ensure power is shared between councils and local communities would help really level up the country, a new report has argued today.
Devolution should be the default option, say MPs 01/10/2021 The Government should consider devolving greater powers in housing, health, planning and education, a new report has argued today.
County areas chase devo dream 17/08/2021 County areas are lining up to strike one of the first tranche of devolution deals.
Northern mayors wielding more power than devo deals suggest 16/08/2021 A hundred days after the May 2021 elections Northern mayors are wielding more power – particularly ‘soft’ power - than their devolution deals suggest, says new analysis.
Empowering county councils ‘game-changer’ for levelling-up 22/07/2021 County leaders have written to the Prime Minister welcoming his commitment to empower county authorities and urging him to follow through on what they describe as a ‘game-changer’ for levelling-up.
Commission calls for funding re-set for local government 20/07/2021 Local government needs a ‘funding floor’, set at an agreed percentage of national income, a report on the future of the sector has said.
Government criticised for ‘lack of clarity’ over net zero strategy 16/07/2021 Auditors have criticised the Government for not providing local authorities with clarity about their roles in achieving net zero by 2050.
Johnson: Bring your devolution plans to me 15/07/2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for local leaders to take their devolution plans to him in a keynote speech from the West Midlands this morning.
Leaders call for new powers to tackle climate change 13/07/2021 A cross-party group of 32 mayors and local leaders have called for greater powers and resources to deliver net zero.
Reed accuses government of dropping devolution 07/07/2021 Shadow communities secretary Steve Reed has accused the Government of dropping its commitment to devolution.
LGiU report calls for a local government-led Building Back Better commission 16/06/2021 A local government-led Building Back Better commission should be part of a new place settlement after the pandemic, a new report from the LGiU think-tank has urged.
Levelling up is 'meaningless' without devo, say Lords 20/05/2021 The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is meaningless without more devolution to councils and investment in local public services says a report from the House of Lords.
Queen's Speech: Levelling up takes centre stage 11/05/2021 The Government’s levelling up agenda was at the forefront of today’s Queen’s Speech, but the role councils will play remains uncertain.
Queen's Speech: No social care solution in sight 11/05/2021 The Queen’s Speech has said proposals on social care reform will be brought forward – but it fell short of a commitment to legislation in this Parliament.
Queen's speech: PM's 'live local and prosper' promise 09/05/2021 Levelling up, boosting the economy and backing the NHS are set to be the priorities for Tuesday’s Queen’s speech.
Devolution must focus on economy, says think-tank 06/05/2021 Devolution needs to focus on rebuilding the economy rather than local government reorganisation, a think-tank has claimed.
Discrimination twice as high among ethnic minorities in local services 12/04/2021 People from ethnic minority backgrounds are twice as likely to face discrimination when using local services, new research has suggested.
Public back more city devolution 09/04/2021 More than eight in ten people support more devolution to England’s largest cities, a new poll has revealed.
Tear down devolution 'barriers,' APPG urges 09/03/2021 Powers should be devolved to councils before reorganisation takes place, a new report has concluded.
West Yorkshire’s devolution deal signed into law 01/02/2021 The £38m ‘historic’ devolution deal for West Yorkshire has been signed into law.
Labour announces ‘constitutional commission’ on devolution 21/12/2020 Leader Sir Keir Starmer said it will look at transferring more powers from Westminster to local leaders.
Top 100: Our most popular local government stories of 2020 16/12/2020 Although the dispute over council pay caused the most stir in the local government sector this year, the impact of dealing with the pandemic obviously dominated the headlines as well.
Community-led skills devo should be the way forward 03/12/2020 A more comprehensive and community-led approach to devolution would enable skills strategies and local services to be joined up more effectively, says Charlotte Morgan.
Sunak to re-write Green Book to level up the North 23/11/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce plans to re-write the Green Book in the spending review this week, as part of the Government’s commitment to levelling up.
Ministers urged to 'double down on devolution' 17/11/2020 A new study has called for the creation of 'pop up parishes' and 'people's budgets' to give communities greater control over local services and assets.
Combined authority expansion halted by ‘party politics’ 09/11/2020 The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed to reach an agreement.
Councils call for devolution of National Citizen Service funding 06/11/2020 Only one in six eligible young people are taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS), leading to calls for the Government to devolve its funding to local youth services instead.
Khan calls for further devolution of adult education funding 28/10/2020 The mayor of London has urged the Government to devolve adult education funding to the capital or risk undermining its long-term recovery from the pandemic.
Making a holistic case for devolution 28/10/2020 Penny Rinta-Suksi argues the Government needs to make a holistic case for devolution, and back it with legislation.
Report calls for fundamental reform to local government funding 15/10/2020 The handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ‘dysfunctional relationship’ between central and local government, a report has argued today.
'Hand power down to level up' report argues 09/10/2020 Power must be decentralised and rebalanced around the needs of local places if the Government’s aim if levelling up is to be met, a report has argued today.
MPs to examine how Whitehall can ensure effective devolution 08/10/2020 A new inquiry examining how to improve the effectiveness of devolution in England has been launched by MPs.
Councils calls for COBRA-style action to tackle youth unemployment 06/10/2020 Council leaders have called for a COBRA-style response to tackle youth unemployment and save a ‘lost generation’ of young people.
‘Lack of direction’ putting levelling up agenda at risk, warns report 28/09/2020 A lack of strategy from the Government is the greatest barrier to levelling up the country, a new report has warned today.
Tackle health and economic inequalities at local level, economists say 21/09/2020 A group of leading economists says that the Government’s ‘leveling up’ agenda should focus more on devolution and health and economic inequalities, and not just on big infrastructure projects.
All West Yorkshire councils back devolution deal 11/09/2020 All five West Yorkshire councils and the Combined Authority have given their consent to a devolution deal for the region.
Government should provide £500m arts resilience fund, says study 08/09/2020 The Government should devolve power over arts funding to councils and make a resilience fund available to support art and culture in local areas, report says.
LEPs need capacity boost to improve delivery, research finds 07/09/2020 Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) would be better at delivering large-scale capital projects if they had more capacity, independent research for the Government has found.
Scottish councils release blueprint for change 07/09/2020 A local government blueprint laying out the changes required to unlock councils’ full potential has been published by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) today.
DCN: Bigger local government is ‘not better or cheaper’ 01/09/2020 Proposals for county unitary councils would be 122 times larger than the average council in Germany, a new report by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) warns today.
Three districts table Gloucestershire devolution proposals 27/08/2020 Three of Gloucestershire’s district councils have proposed creating two unitary authorities in the county.
Call to scrap two-tier local government system in rural areas 04/08/2020 The ‘confusing' two-tier model of local government should be abolished and replaced with single unitary councils, a report has argued today.
Over half of workforce in county areas 'at risk' due to pandemic 04/08/2020 Over half the workforce in England's county areas work in sectors ‘at risk’ due to the coronavirus crisis, research has warned today.
Councillors in south east reject metro mayors, says poll 28/07/2020 Seven out of ten councillors in the South East of England are against plans for metro mayors, a poll has revealed.
Reorganisation will deter potential councillors, report warns 24/07/2020 Local government unitary reorganisation will slash the number of councillors and deter many from standing for election, a report for the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned.
Calls to devolve £5.2bn flood defences funding 14/07/2020 Councils have called for funding for flood defences to be devolved to local areas, after the Government announced its new long-term plan to tackle flooding in England.
Sheffield devolution deal set to be passed by Parliament 29/06/2020 A new devolution deal for South Yorkshire will be laid before Parliament today, handing new powers and millions of pounds of funding to the region.
Hand health powers to elected mayors, says report 23/06/2020 Health powers should be handed to elected mayors as part of a ‘rejuvenated and fortified wave of devolution,’ a think-tank report has suggested.
Javid urges reorganisation and devolution post-COVID 23/06/2020 Council tax reform and local government reorganisation should both play a part in the post COVID economic recovery, former communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
Council chiefs call for devolution of skills investment 17/06/2020 Local authority leaders have said they will work with the Government to develop post-Covid economic recovery plans as figures reveal a fall in employment.
A tipping point for town centres? 16/04/2020 Nigel Wilcock warns that many town centre businesses are now probably terminally damaged – and genuine change will be essential.
NIC launches future of rail consultation 26/03/2020 The National Infrastructure Commission has launched a consultation on the future rail landscape of the North and the Midlands as part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
West Yorkshire devolution deal moves to next stage 25/03/2020 The West Yorkshire devolution deal has taken a step forward after receiving backing from Bradford Council and Kirklees Council.
Leaving nothing to chance 12/03/2020 The ‘levelling-up’ Budget is era-defining and ambitious in scope – but we will have to wait until the summer Spending Review to understand the blueprint, says Localis’s Jonathan Werran.
Budget 2020: Sunak reveals spending spree for first budget 11/03/2020 New chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Budget to end austerity, boost productivity and tackle the problems created by coronavirus.
Budget 2020: New West Yorkshire mayor announced 11/03/2020 A new directly-elected West Yorkshire mayor has been announced with the Government signing a new devolution deal amid plans to ‘level up’ the UK economy.
Reorganisation fears overshadow devolution talks 10/03/2020 Concerns over local government reorganisation are marring devolution talks in the north-west.
Former 'red wall' support devolution to tackle climate change 10/03/2020 Three-quarters of former ‘red wall’ seats believe councils need extra funding and powers to deal with the climate emergency, a new survey has revealed.
MPs to examine current approach to devolution 09/03/2020 An inquiry looking into progress on devolution in England has been launched by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
Jenrick voices support for East Midlands Combined Authority plans 02/03/2020 District and borough councils in Leicestershire have announced they will be taking forward discussions about creating an East Midlands Combined Authority.
Government urged to 'think big' to tackle regional inequalities 02/03/2020 A comprehensive review of economic decline and social division has called for a ‘large-scale, comprehensive, long-term and devolved’ plan of action to deliver change.
Next London mayor must ‘forge’ new template for devolution 24/02/2020 London boroughs have called on the next mayor to ‘reset’ the relationship between central Government and Britain’s cities and counties.
Think tank calls for ‘Devolution Parliament’ 21/02/2020 A think tank has called for a ‘Devolution Parliament’ as it releases research showing that England has the worst regional inequalities in the developed world.
Mayor calls for English Barnett Formula 21/02/2020 The Government should create an English version of the Barnett Formula to deliver fair funding outside of London, the mayor of Greater Manchester has said.
Urban councils call for fiscal devolution to end ‘Whitehall hand-outs’ 10/02/2020 Urban authorities have joined forces to urge the Government to devolve power to cities in order to support them in ‘levelling up’ growth across the country.
Borough seeking unitary status sparks spending row 03/02/2020 A row over council spending has broken out between a county council and a borough authority that is seeking unitary status.
Commission puts health devolution back on political agenda 03/02/2020 A new Commission calling for the devolution of health and social care services has been launched today.
The price to pay 29/01/2020 If the Johnson Government values the institutions of mayoral governance as agents of levelling up, they will have to creatively fund and resource them, writes Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran.
Ministers in Leeds to thrash out devo deal 28/01/2020 The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is meeting with ministers today to start thrashing out a devolution deal for the Leeds City Region.
Boroughs in GP estate devolution call 24/01/2020 London Councils has called for more devolution to boroughs of decisions on the GP estate.
Boost for Yorkshire leaders committee talks 15/01/2020 Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has agreed to talks on the role and functions of a new committee of leaders from across Yorkshire.
NI council chiefs call for investment to ‘unlock potential of local government' 13/01/2020 Local authority leaders in Northern Ireland have welcomed the draft deal which is set to restore the executive at Stormont and have called for more devolution to the local level.
Charity calls for devolution to end ‘nightmare rail journeys’ 02/01/2020 A charity has called for a radical overhaul of the UK’s rail services including giving city authorities more control over the management of regional networks.
Rough sleeping in Greater Manchester down by nearly 40% 18/12/2019 Mayor of Greater Manchester urges the Government to do more to help the homeless as figures reveal rough sleeping has fallen by 37% in one year.
In a nutshell: What the election result means for local government 13/12/2019 With the Conservative party securing its biggest majority since the 1980s, what does this mean for local government?
Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins 13/12/2019 Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a sweeping election win.
It’s party time 05/12/2019 Paul Marinko tries to help the sector navigate the web of policy commitments for local government on offer after 12 December.
Labour pledges to restore council spending to 2010 levels 21/11/2019 Council spending powers will be restored to 2010 levels over the next five years, if Labour wins the General Election.

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Officer - Highways/Streetworks

£25,419 - £28,226

Do you want to improve Oxfordshire's highways to make them better for residents, business, and visitors? Oxfordshire

Recuriter: Oxfordshire County Council

Senior Project Manager

£47,523 - £52,402

The role of this post is to oversee the project management, development and implementation of the County Council's Major Transport Projects. Leicester, Leicestershire

Recuriter: Leicestershire County Council

Senior Media Officer

£33,558

Building strong communities, transforming lives and delivering value for money – just a snapshot of our current priorities. Leicester, Leicestershire

Recuriter: Northumberland County Council

Performance and Information Service Manager

£38,553 - £41,591

We are proud of our Council and, truly aspire to Blaby District being a great place in which to Live, Work and Visit. Blaby, Leicester

Recuriter: Blaby District Council

Team Leader - Data Management

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

£34,131 to £41,361

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Pensions Shared Service. Wandsworth, London (Greater)

Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

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Circular highways is a necessity not an aspiration – and it’s within our grasp

Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.

Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects

Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.

Pay.UK – the next step in Bacs’ evolution

Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.