District councils must play a key role in forthcoming devolution deals by agreeing to take on a greater share of the cost of local economic development and early intervention projects, a report has...
Local government should be able to take over failing public services from Whitehall through an expansion of existing “right to challenge” powers, a report by the think-tank Respublica has...
The forthcoming Spending Review needs to provide more details on how devolution of powers to councils will be spread across the country, a senior local government figure has said.
Backing for the 38 devolution proposals submitted to government earlier this month would unlock at least £80bn of economic growth, a report from the Local Government Association has claimed...
The Scottish Government stands ready to block the additional powers devolved to Holyrood under the 2015 Scotland Bill unless UK ministers underpin the reforms with a fair fiscal settlement, deputy...
Local government will need meaningful fiscal devolution in order to bring about transformation in transport, health, skills and other public services as part of the government’s devolution...
As much as £60bn could be devolved to local authorities under proposals submitted to Whitehall today, with local retention of business rates and greater control of health and economic...
The Northern Powerhouse proposals represent the biggest growth opportunity for the North of England since the Victorian era, the IPPR North think-tank has said, but must be backed with investments in...
Holyrood’s finance committee has put forward its own thoughts on a fiscal framework for an increasingly devolved Scotland. The report raises important questions for both London and Edinburgh.
The government has published a plan to boost the economic productivity of rural parts of England, with devolution of powers to local authorities and improvements to connectivity among the priorities.
The government has been urged to allow councils to join forces to take over regulation of bus services, as part of an effort to improve the effectiveness of public subsidies.
No mayor in the capital has yet taken seriously the body that is meant to hold them to account. It needs extra powers around spending and laws to give it the teeth needed for an age of devolution
Ministers have launched a consultation on whether to give all councils powers to extend Sunday trading hours, or only those involved in devolution deals.
The communities and local government select committee is seeking views on whether the powers being given to Greater Manchester should be offered to other areas.
The government will only offer limited devolution to areas that do not adopt elected mayors, with places such as Cornwall needing to implement the reform if they want further powers, Treasury...
The seven councils of the North East Combined Authority have said they are willing to consider the adoption of an elected mayor for the region as part of a devolution deal with government.
Ministers have today approved a devolution deal for Cornwall to give the county greater control of adult skills spending and regional investment. It also introduces an integrated health and care...
Scotland’s finance minister John Swinney used his speech at today’s CIPFA conference to call for the Smith Commission’s agreements to be implemented in full in the upcoming Scotland Act.
The UK’s biggest cities could raise an extra £9bn in revenue every year if they could boost their economic performance to match the national average, a study by the Centre for Cities has found.