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CCN warns of ‘tax hikes and service cuts’
England's largest councils are poised to raise council tax and cut services such as adult social care and school transport in ...
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Reorganisation evidence ‘not remotely up to date’
The government does not know how much recent local government reorganisation has cost and its evidence for further restructuring is “not remotely up to ...
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Revealed: Three mayoral precepts set to rise
Three metro mayors plan to increase their mayoral precept next year with one planning to freeze its rate, LGC analysis can ...
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Unions submit pay claim for 2025-26
The three unions representing local government staff have asked for a £3,000 pay rise for all employees for 2025-26 in their submission to the National ...
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LGA: We ‘need convincing’ Local Audit Office needed
It is "vital" that the independence of the proposed new Local Audit Office is "assured", the Local Government Association has told the government. This ...
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Hackney chief: ‘The system does not support black people into leadership’
Hackney's chief executive Dawn Carter-McDonald on her journey to the top job, the London housing crisis and dealing with a ...
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Tony Travers: ‘Brave’ chancellor confronts voters with reality of growth
Ministers will have to override local interests to ensure major projects go ahead, writes the associate dean, School of Public Policy, at the LSE. The ...
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The many ways to be an Essex girl
With Essex expected to join the devolution and reorganisation priority programme, LGC's head of content and resident Essex ...
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Districts lobby against unitary’s inclusion in strategic authority
Two districts have publicly opposed the inclusion of one unitary ahead of a meeting for potential members of a Thames Valley ...