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Every mayoral strategic authority will receive up to 10 civil servants on secondment to expand capacity. A press notice from 10 Downing Street said mayors had “called for stronger local capability, faster decision-making and a closer partnership with government”. From this autumn 18 mayoral strategic… The post Civil servants to be seconded to strategic authorities appeared first on Local…
Greenwich RBC has selected Rickardo Hyatt as the preferred candidate to become chief executive. Mr Hyatt is currently the deputy chief executive and executive director of housing, climate and economy at Hackney LBC. He has also worked at the Greater London Authority as executive director… The post London borough selects new chief appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
Oldham MBC failed to agree a leader last night meaning the council’s chief executive will write to the communities secretary. Four separate proposals were made during the extraordinary meeting, which was the fourth attempt to appoint a leader, but politicians were unable to agree a… The post Oldham faces intervention after failure to elect leader appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC)…
Nation status would reflect the Cornish language and the specific challenges of being a rural, coastal and peripheral part of the UK, writes the leader of Cornwall Council. There is a lot of talk right now about Manchester devolution and ‘Manchesterism’ as the blueprint to… The post Leigh Frost: Recognise Cornwall as UK’s fifth nation appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
The statutory body that oversees the Local Government Pension Scheme has requested an urgent meeting with the local government minister to discuss the legal position of council pension funds amid the conflict in Gaza. Council pensions funds, also referred to as administering authorities (AAs), have… The post LGPS board seeks conflict investment McMahon meeting appeared first on Local Government…
Council finances are clearly not out of the woods yet, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley Today's top articles Revealed: What is happening at hung councils Mapped: Leaders of hung councils Just one of 15 reviewed councils set to exit EFS In France almost everyone… The post Counting the cost of ‘exceptional’ financial support appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
Fourteen councils receiving exceptional financial support for this year may continue to need the programme next year, according analysis produced for the government. Earlier this week the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government published reports into the finances of 15 councils involved in the… The post Just one of 15 reviewed councils set to exit EFS appeared first on Local Government…
Half of English councils are under no overall control as support for traditional parties wanes. LGC looks at what is going on. The proportion of hung councils increased from 27% in May 2021 to 50% after this year’s elections as politics becomes ever more fragmented.… The post Revealed: What is happening at hung councils appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
With half of English councils now under no overall control LGC's no overall control maps allow you to explore who is leading each council and what the arrangement is. Data was gathered by checking what administration had been formed by the end of July. For… The post Mapped: Leaders of hung councils appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
The UK must strengthen its safeguards against corruption in local government, including introducing tougher sanctions for councillors who breach codes of conduct and regulating lobbying, a Council of Europe watchdog has said. The recommendations come from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), which assessed… The post UK told to strengthen council corruption safeguards appeared first on…
Political "tensions" threaten the financial recovery of Worcestershire CC, Cipfa warns. The external assurance review by Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Cipfa), published by the government yesterday, highlighted concerns that "political tensions in Worcestershire have created a fragile environment for financial recovery". The council… The post Political instability threatens…
Clearer council accounts would give assurance about an essential element of the devolution agenda, writes the director of finance and resources at Maidstone BC and vice-chair of the local authority accounting code board of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (Cipfa) and Local… The post Mark Green: How to make local accountability work appeared first on Local Government…
Sandwell MBC was named Most Improved Council at this year's LGC Awards. Here the met explains how they turned things around. Entries for the 2027 Awards close on 16 October. Enter here. In March 2024 Sandwell exited a two-year period of government intervention – the… The post How we created a new story for Sandwell appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC) .
Newly forming unitary authorities have a unique opportunity to shape the new Hampshire & the Solent CCA, write the regional and local government consultant in the University of Southampton’s civic university team, and the director of the Centre for English Identity & Politics at the… The post Mike Harris & John Denham: Design unitaries with strategic authorities in mind appeared first on Local…