Councils click into the future of planning
In town halls across the country, planning officers are racing to update their Local Plans — but this time, the process looks very different.
Rayner: Bullying councillors could face suspension
24/10/2024 Councils could soon be able to suspend members who violate codes of conduct and will no longer be required to publish councillor addresses, Rayner says. |
One in four councils likely to request exceptional financial support
21/10/2024 One in four English councils believe they will have to apply for exceptional financial support (EFS) in the next two years without additional funding, research has revealed. |
LGA axes conference due to election clash
24/05/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has officially cancelled its annual conference after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the General Election that clashed with the event. |
Overton rejects breakaway Green group idea
10/07/2023 The re-elected leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) independents has rejected the idea of a breakaway Green group. |
Social care crisis threatens to ‘bury’ NHS
06/07/2023 The ‘extreme pressure’ on social care is now ‘turning into an avalanche, and it’s going to bury the NHS', Lib Dem leader Ed Davey tells LGA annual conference. |
Minister: Oflog won't spot every council failure
04/07/2023 In his speech to the LGA conference this week, levelling up secretary Michael Gove officially launched the Office for Local Government (Oflog). |
LGA Conference: Sector should consider offering four-day week
29/06/2022 Councils may have to consider offering a four-day week in order to attract the staff desperately needed by the sector, a workshop at the Local Government Association’s (LGA) annual conference has heard. |
Gove says new body will 'shine light' on sector failures and successes
28/06/2022 Michael Gove has reaffirmed his plans to ‘shine a light’ on both the failures and successes of councils with a new Office for Local Government. |
Council chiefs warn of 'disastrous' financial crisis
27/06/2022 More councils could be tipped into financial crisis while others face emergency cuts due to soaring inflation and living wage increases, the LGA warned today. |
Councils urged to protect councillors from abuse
03/07/2019 Councils are being urged to take steps to protect councillors from abuse and intimidation in a new guide published today. |
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Brokenshire calls for 'new deal for local government'
02/07/2019 Communities secretary James Brokenshire has called on the next Prime Minister to publish a Green Paper on a new deal between local and central government. |
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Councils sign up to digital declaration
04/07/2018 The Government has announced a new digital declaration, backed up by £7.5m funding, to help councils transform their online services. |
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Hawthorne: Local industrial strategies could go same way as devolution
04/07/2018 Parts of the country could be left behind when Whitehall rolls out its local industrial strategies, a senior Local Government Association (LGA) figure has warned. |
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Brokenshire dodges funding commitment pledge
03/07/2018 Communities secretary James Brokenshire has failed to make a firm commitment to fighting for more funding for councils despite warnings the 'bank of local government is running on empty'. |
