10 ways councils are making budgets go further
Discover 10 ways councils are stretching budgets further, from digital transformation and energy efficiency to community partnerships and data-driven decision-making.
EXCLUSIVE: Surrey reorganisation decision delayed
08/10/2025 A final decision on the new unitary structures for Surrey has been delayed, council chiefs have been told. |
Labour conference: McGuinness calls for more health devolution
02/10/2025 More should be done to devolve health, mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness has told a Labour Party conference fringe session. |
Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin
30/09/2025 West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derailed' in the event of big wins for Reform at the polls in May. |
Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites
29/09/2025 Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘build, baby, build'. |
Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS
29/09/2025 Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), communities secretary Steve Reed has announced. |
New towns report delayed amid fears over rising costs
19/09/2025 The final report of the New Towns Taskforce has been delayed as part of the Government’s attempts at a refresh. |
Councils seek legal advice amid reorganisation confusion
09/09/2025 Councils facing boundary changes as part of local government reorganisation are seeking legal advice to clarify what proposals they can put forward. |
Hampshire plans 'will save £63m'
04/09/2025 Twelve of Hampshire's 15 authorities have backed three different five-unitary reorganisation proposals which they claim would save more than £63m annually. |
Government denies delay to ICB cluster launch
05/08/2025 The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has denied plans to launch Integrated Care Board (ICB) clusters have been delayed. |
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. |
