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Additional support confirmed for councils in exceptional difficulty to set balanced budgets. Long-term reform underway to fix foundations of local government.
Government seeks views of people in six areas on proposals to establish mayoral combined (county) authorities.
Invitation letters to local authority two-tier areas.
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary council in Cambridgeshire…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary council in Derbyshire Amber…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary councils in Devon Devon…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary council in East Sussex East…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary councils in Essex: Basildon…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils in Gloucestershire Cheltenham Borough…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and neighbouring unitaries in Hampshire…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils in Hertfordshire Broxbourne Borough…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary council in Kent Ashford…
To: Leaders of two-tier councils and unitary councils in Lancashire…
Deputy Prime Minister brings six areas onto the Devolution Priority Programme with Mayors to be elected by May 2026 plus four new devolved institutions created.
Final Settlement confirms over £69 billion government funding for councils, a 6.8% cash-terms increase in Core Spending Power
Letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to the Leader of Liverpool City Council in which the Minister recognises the progress made by the Council.
A copy of the letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution responding to the progress report from the Improvement and Assurance Board.
Setting out the government’s intention to issue an invitation for local government reorganisation proposals from all two-tier areas in England.
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement published today will provide £69 billion for councils across the country.
Raft of new powers will enable Mayors to drive economic growth, raise living standards and deliver better services across England,
A letter explaining the closure of the Office for Local Government (Oflog).
Response from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, to Tony McArdle OBE, Chair of the Improvement and Assurance Panel.
Response from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, to Tony McArdle OBE, Lead Commissioner at Nottingham City Council.
Letter from Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, in response to the Commissioners’ third report.
Letter from Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, in response to the Commissioners’ fifth report (April 2024) and their update letter (September 2024).
Ministerial response from the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, to Max Caller CBE, Lead Commissioner at Birmingham City Council.
A letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to Oflog’s Chief Executive.
A copy of the letter sent to Liverpool City Council in which the Minister welcomes the Council establishing and working with the Board and the Ministry.
Reforms announced to clear the significant backlog in the auditing of local bodies’ accounts in England
Landmark pensions review part of Government’s mission to ‘boost growth and make every part of Britain better off’.
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