Weakening financial sustainability arrangements
Paul Dossett, head of local government, Grant Thornton UK, discusses financial sustainability and raises concerns about the viability of a number of councils.
Rise in sustainability and governance weaknesses
16/07/2024 Weaknesses in councils' financial sustainability and governance are increasing, according to evidence uncovered in a newly-published report. |
Barking and Dagenham leader to step down
16/07/2024 The leader of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council has announced he is standing down from the role after 10 years. |
New MP to resign as council leader
10/07/2024 Newly elected MP Vikki Slade will stand down as leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. |
Plaque unveiled for country’s longest serving councillor
28/06/2024 A memorial plaque has been installed in Peterborough in honour of a man who served on the city council for 62 years. |
All change
27/06/2024 Cheshire West and Chester leader Louise Gittins has emerged as the frontrunner to be the next chair of the Local Government Association, The MJ understands. |
Hampshire leader announces abrupt resignation
16/05/2024 The leader of Hampshire County Council has announced he is standing down next week after two years in the role. |
Devon County Council’s long-serving leader steps down
18/04/2024 The leader of Devon County Council has said it is the ‘right time’ to leave the post after 15 years. |
'Business as usual' for Lancashire councillors despite resignations
02/04/2024 Councillors in Lancashire have insisted it will be ‘business as usual’ despite 20 resignations in protest at the leadership of the national Labour party. |
Officer-councillor tensions affecting outcomes, review finds
20/03/2024 Tensions between Teignbridge DC’s executive and senior leadership team are ‘inhibiting progress and damaging the council’s reputation,’ review warns. |
Long-serving council leader to step down
12/03/2024 Sutton council leader Ruth Dombey, one of the longest-serving council leaders in the UK, has announced her intentions to step down. |
Council leader reveals cancer diagnosis live on radio
07/02/2024 The leader of Braintree District Council has revealed on a live radio broadcast that he has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. |
Study reveals ‘worrying’ state of local government leadership
25/01/2024 Just over half of council leaders and managers believe their local authority isn’t ensuring accountability for failure, an alarming new study has revealed. |
Report calls for more devolution to boost creative industries
23/01/2024 The further devolution of powers and funding connected to culture will help tackle economic stagnation and will boost to local communities, study finds. |
Council bankruptcies underline the need for good governance
06/11/2023 Penny Rinta-Suksi, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, argues that innovative policies that aim to enable efficient service delivery must be built on the foundations of good governance. |
Peterborough leader loses confidence vote
02/11/2023 Peterborough City Council has new political leadership after councillors voted to remove Conservative leader Wayne Fitzgerald. |
Chiefs' new professional development framework launched
17/10/2023 The first version of a new professional development framework to keep local government chief executives ‘ahead of the game’ has been launched. |
South East Councils to consider devolution of vehicle excise duty
01/09/2023 The devolution of vehicle excise duty (VED) will be among the options expected to be considered by a London Finance Commission-style investigation. |
Sheffield apologises 'unreservedly' for trees dispute
21/06/2023 Sheffield City Council has apologised ‘unreservedly’ after a report found the authority mishandled a dispute over the felling of thousands of healthy trees. |
Croydon pushes ahead with drive to hold former leaders to account
23/03/2023 Croydon LBC has announced ‘unprecedented action’ to hold ex-senior leaders to account for ‘misconduct, wrongdoing and failures in governance’. |
‘Highest performing’ active travel councils named
13/03/2023 Leicester and Nottingham councils have been rated as two of the highest performing local authorities in the first ever Government review of active travel. |
Khan announces £14m to restore trust in Met
27/01/2023 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out proposals for £14.2m of new funding to rebuild the trust and confidence of London’s communities in the Met Police. |
Council chiefs welcome ‘shake-up’ of health and social care
08/06/2022 Council leaders have welcomed a review into health and social care leadership, particularly its emphasis on collaboration across the NHS and social care. |
Broxtowe BC looks to adopt cabinet system of governance
11/02/2022 Broxtowe Borough Council is looking to move to a leader and cabinet model of decision making. |
Council leader survives vote of no confidence
10/06/2020 A vote of no confidence in the leader of BCP Council, Cllr Vikki Slade, has failed by one vote. |
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Charity calls for ‘strong leadership’ to integrate support for disabled children
24/07/2019 Strong leadership is needed to streamline and integrate support for disabled children, according to campaigners. |
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Damning report on leadership diversity
11/10/2018 ‘Little progress’ is being made in increasing the diversity of senior leadership in local authorities, a report published today has found. |
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Leader denies decision to step down related to local plan defeat
04/04/2018 The leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has denied his decision to step down before the local elections is related to the authority’s local plan. |
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Scottish council leader with ‘big heart’ passes away
07/02/2018 Perth & Kinross Council yesterday announced their leader Ian Campbell had passed away ‘suddenly’. |
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Public sector leadership: what can be learned from Grenfell?
15/12/2017 Grenfell sent shockwaves across the nation and has forced public sector organisations across the country to ask themselves serious questions. |
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Scottish council opts for joint leaders
24/08/2017 For the first time in its history, Aberdeen City Council has chosen to appoint co-leaders. |
Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
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.
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.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
Written by contributors who work with local government, LocalGov's white paper Transforming Local Government: A Strategic Guide for Labour will provide insights into the 5 major issues Labour must tackle.
