Breaking down England's fiscal devolution plans
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'
17/07/2025 Ministers have been warned against imposing more top-down performance indicators after it emerged millions was spent before the watchdog was scrapped. |
Government set to reveal targets for performance
02/07/2025 The outcomes framework will detail a range of broad performance indicators but The MJ understands it is not intended to create performance league tables. |
Oflog: Local government watchdog to be shut down
17/12/2024 The short-lived Office for Local Government (Oflog) will be closed by the end of the year, local government minister Jim McMahon has confirmed. |
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
02/12/2024 The Government body in charge of councils' performance in England should be extended so it becomes a local audit system leader, a think-tank has said today. |
EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog looking to add metrics despite pause
09/10/2024 Oflog is pushing ahead with work to expand its data gathering despite ministers pausing its early warning conversations, The MJ understands. |
Call for Oflog independence
27/09/2024 Academics have called for an overhaul of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), including making it independent from Whitehall. |
