Rushing through reorganisation proposals amid widespread apathy and misunderstanding risks exacerbating the crisis of trust in local government, a leading sector think-tank has warned.
Portsmouth City Council is calling on ministers to leave it out of local government reorganisation plans, saying it is a financially stable authority and can already meet the needs of its communities.
Local authorities are continuing to press for millions of pounds of council debt to be written off as part of plans for local government reorganisation despite the government’s insistence that there...
Six new areas are set to become mayoral strategic authorities by next May as part of plans for sweeping changes of the local government map in England.
