Combined authorities led by mayors are to be given borrowing powers and councils will have access to new low-cost loans under proposals set out today in the Autumn Statement to boost local growth.
A member of the landmark Layfield inquiry into local government finance has said the government’s devolution drive is unlikely to succeed because not enough fiscal powers have been localised.
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
The Public Accounts Committee has a vital role in providing parliamentary oversight of government spending and public services but its work is changing in response to devolution. There is a need for...
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 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...
CIPFA has called on the Scottish Government to create a framework for managing devolved taxes that would provide transparency in its plans for revenue raising.
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.
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.
Cities in the UK are lagging behind their European counterparts in terms of productivity, skills and innovation, which will harm the country’s competitiveness in a post-Brexit world, a report has...
Councils are being forced to write off millions of pounds of debt owed to them in business rates because of a loophole in licensing laws, the Local Government Association has said today.
Sir Howard Bernstein, who has helped to lead a series of devolution deals for Greater Manchester, is to retire as chief executive of Manchester City Council next spring.
A root-and-branch review of the Scottish Parliament’s budgetary process is to be undertaken in order to reflect Holyrood’s increasing fiscal powers and its changing relationship with Westminster.
Councils in the North East have rejected a devolution deal agreed with Whitehall under the Northern Powerhouse scheme over funding concerns, it has been announced.
Theresa May has been urged to implement a long-term plan to tackle poverty in order to meet her pledge to make Britain work for everyone and boost the life chances of the first generation of children...
Charities and voluntary groups have direct insight into the lives of the people and communities they support. The government’s devolution drive must not bypass them
A former Labour first minister has told PF that the divergence of political values between Scotland and England has left him ready to back independence.
A leading Brexit campaigner has said negotiations to leave the EU represent an opportunity to “rebalance the whole of the United Kingdom constitution”.
Following the Brexit vote, the London Finance Commission has a unique opportunity to develop proposals for further fiscal devolution that create incentives to boost growth. But it must get the...
Growing uncertainty over the future of European funding for infrastructure and regeneration projects across England will hit economic growth unless there is clarity from government soon, councils...
