London’s local government leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding with Whitehall that outlines a road map for further devolution to the city.
The government is considering introducing a partial reset of the business rates localisation system every five years once the £12.5bn of revenue is devolved to local authorities from April 2019.
Government should reboot the stalled devolution agenda by offering a ‘menu’ of options, each with a different balance between taking on power and agreeing to greater accountability, IPPR North has...
City council leaders have called on the government to free urban authorities to replicate the work of visionary local government reformer Joseph Chamberlain in order to help cities prepare for Brexit.
The Scottish Government has announced the first changes to its benefits regime under the welfare powers devolved by last year’s Scotland Act – but was criticised by its opponents for not...
The Public Accounts Committee has issued a renewed warning over scrutiny in devolution deals, saying the government has still not set out how combined authority mayors will be held accountable for...
The Welsh Government is “on track” with preparations to assume its devolved responsibilities for taxation, but careful monitoring is required to ensure the project is a success, the...
County and district finance chiefs are to meet later this month to consider a potential change to the split in business rates revenue once the tax is fully localised to local government.
Combined authority mayors being elected next May will have only three years to demonstrate their effectiveness before they face re-election – or possibly even abolition
Prison and probation services are failing to protect the public from reoffending and should be devolved in England and Wales, the RSA think-tank has said.
Localisation is changing how the voluntary sector works with councils – across a host of services. A summit produced a 16-point plan to help charities get the best out of devolution
The West Midlands is set to join the areas across England that will pilot full business rates retention ahead of the national rollout of the scheme in 2020, after Birmingham City Council indicated...
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union and the subsequent change in Downing Street is likely to alter the role of devolution in government policy. Here are some assumptions about Theresa May’s...
Theresa May’s new government has had almost nothing to say about the flagship local government policies of devolution and finance reform. We need some clarity
The chair of the Local Government Association has warned that a “pause” in devolution following Theresa May’s arrival in Downing Street could derail the process across the country.
Failure to tackle persistent poverty and inequalities erode the country’s social and economic productivity. Theresa May must embrace inclusive growth if she is to achieve her goal of a country that...
Former Labour minister John Healey has said that devolution under the last Labour government was “hamstrung” by efforts to develop proposals that could apply across the whole country.
Treasury minister Lord Jim O’Neill, who led the department’s work on devolution deals including the Northern Powerhouse, has resigned, becoming the first person to quit Theresa May’s government.
A major review of government’s devolution and economic policy has proposed revisions to the prudential borrowing code for local authorities, as part of increased devolved powers intended to lead to...
The proposed reduction in the number of MPs in the House of Commons will affect how government is held to account, including how its devolution plans are examined.
