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Peers pass fire and hire exemption

23/07/2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from a ban on sacking and then rehiring employees.

Councils under intervention could be exempted from fire and rehire ban

09/07/2025

Councils under intervention could be exempt from a legal ban on so-called fire and rehire practices after the latest amendment to the Employment Rights Bill.

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.

Spending Review: Reeves pledges to put sector on 'sustainable footing'

11/06/2025

Health, defence and schools were the winners in the spending review, but the government claimed it would put local government back on ‘a sustainable footing'.

LGA shake-up after Reform polls success

08/05/2025

Reform UK is expected to form a political group within the Local Government Association (LGA) after its landslide victory at the polls.

Councils risk being 'fleeced' over reorg, says former commissioner

24/04/2025

Councils facing reorganisation face being ‘fleeced' by consultants keen to profit from the process, a former Northamptonshire CC commissioner has claimed.

Whitehall dismisses Homes England cull reports

02/04/2025

Reports the Government plans to abolish Homes England as part of a cull of quangos have been dismissed by Whitehall.

Exclusive: Ministers set to reject social care trust plans

27/03/2025

Ministers are likely to reject plans for children’s or adult social care trusts that come as part of local government reorganisation (LGR), The MJ understands

Slicing districts could slow reorganisation for fast-track areas

14/02/2025

Cutting across district boundaries to make new unitaries could create a backlog of legislation and boundary reviews that stymies the Government’s reorganisation timetable.

Tax hikes agreed for just six councils

03/02/2025

Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before they put their new budgets in place.

Envoys sent in to Tower Hamlets

23/01/2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC following last year's Best Value inspection.

Rayner to launch public sector rewire White Paper

16/12/2024

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will kick off a huge rewiring of public service reform with the launch of the devolution White Paper in Leeds later today.

Birmingham settles equal pay claim

10/12/2024

Birmingham City Council has reached an agreement over the equal pay claim that pushed it to issue a section 114 notice.

Mayor launches legal case against own council

28/11/2024

Newham LBC mayor Rokhsana Fiaz has launched a legal claim against her own council.

Budget: Reorganisation confirmed in high tax, high spend Budget

30/10/2024

Local government reorganisation – and the efficiency savings it will make – were confirmed in Budget documents today.

Budget: Cash bonanza not expected for councils

30/10/2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to plough cash into public services in today's Budget – but struggling councils are not expecting a cash bonanza to come their way.

EXCLUSIVE: Government to launch full reorganisation

28/10/2024

Plans for full local government reorganisation could be mooted as soon as this week's Budget, The MJ understands.

Disgraced peer Hanningfield dies

22/10/2024

Former leader of Essex CC and peer Lord Hanningfield has died.

Sheffield equal pay review after union concerns

08/10/2024

Every job at Sheffield City Council will face evaluation after unions raised concerns over equal pay.

Tower Hamlets begins inspection fightback

26/09/2024

Best Value inspectors sent into Tower Hamlets LBC have been personally threatened with legal action by the council, The MJ understands.

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LGOF: Will it work?

Dr Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU, discusses the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF), the latest instalment in the history of local government accountability.
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