Watch: Cadaema’s David Parrett on getting a grip on council estates
David Parrett, Director at Cadaema Consulting Services, talks to LocalGov about why councils lack basic data on their buildings and what they can do about it.
COSLA: Staff must shape Scottish council reform
29/09/2026 Council staff must have a meaningful say in the future of local services, COSLA has said. |
Chancellor extends mayor-led apprenticeship services
29/09/2026 The Chancellor announced yesterday that £100m of extra funding will extend local apprenticeship services to all 14 mayoral strategic authorities. |
Scrap Jobcentre Plus and devolve support to Mayors, think tank urges
25/09/2026 Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) and Jobcentre Plus scrapped entirely, according to a new report. |
Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution
09/09/2026 MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) announced this week will have on the Government’s devolution agenda. |
Civil servants seconded to all mayoral authorities
24/08/2026 Civil servants are to be seconded to every mayoral authority in the country, the Government has announced. |
Devolution race exposes divisions over mayor question
13/08/2026 The Government was this week facing hurdles as it races to complete the devolution map across England by the end of 2028. |
Think tank urges Burnham to learn from past growth policy
22/07/2026 A new report from Localis is urging incoming PM Andy Burnham to draw on lessons from decades of local growth policy as he pursues ‘Manchesterism’. |
LGPS urged to back ‘balanced growth’ beyond London
08/07/2026 Local government minister Alison McGovern MP said the LGPS must work closely with England's strategic authorities to deliver ‘balanced growth’. |
Oxford CC slams Oxfordshire's Thames Valley devolution veto
01/07/2026 Oxford CC has voiced its disappointment after Oxfordshire CC vetoed a devolution deal which it argues could have brought billions in investment. |
Devolution progress strong, but scrutiny must be strengthened, auditors say
01/07/2026 Good progress has been made on English devolution, a National Audit Office report has found, but it also calls for strengthened local scrutiny arrangements. |
Call to bolster powers of strategic authorities
30/01/2026 Strategic authorities require more freedoms and capacity to drive growth and reform, a think-tank has urged. |
Government confirms mayoral election delays in four areas
04/12/2025 The Government has confirmed that it will be pushing back elections for mayors in four new strategic authorities by two years. |
Devolution needs ‘long-term plan’, report says
27/11/2025 England risks drifting into a fragmented local governance system unless ministers set out a clear long-term plan for devolution, new report argues. |
Local growth plans must show benefit to communities
08/09/2025 Experts have urged strategic authorities (SA) to ensure their blueprints for local growth ‘do more than pursue economic indicators'. |
