Patterns of cloud adoption across the UK public sector are anecdotally far from uniform, with central government bodies notably further ahead of their local government counterparts. But with Whitehall ...

UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's planned council reorganisation will likely lead to the postponement, not cancellation, of some local council elections in 2025, contrary to a claim online that ...

A council voted to move ahead with a new devolution deal in what was described as "a major step forward" for giving the area greater independence North Northamptonshire Council unanimously voted to ...

One dominant theme in the recent UK election debates has been regeneration and how to tackle regional inequality. Amid Labour’s plans to kickstart economic growth, the party has ditched the phrase ...

​Knaresborough Town Council has voted almost unanimously for a motion of ‘No Confidence’ in North Yorkshire Council.

Under government plans, town councils may not automatically be recognised as the primary local governance bodies. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did ...

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Devolution in York and North Yorkshire will fail if further decisions are taken that are York-centric, councillors warned today as a row over road repair funding intensified. Did you know with a ...

The government is expected to reveal the geographies for new unitary councils in areas working towards mayoral devolution this week. At the Local Councils Network (formerly District Councils’ Network) ...

The Labour government came to power promising to widen and deepen devolution, while standardising the system in England. Its primary vehicle for this is the English Devolution & Community Empowerment ...