Could the row over elections derail local authority reform?

As the mayoral elections have been postponed, the government needs to draw up another statutory instrument to set in law the ...

Norfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-turn

Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers ...

'Landmark moment' as combined authority comes into force

The combined authority is formally established ahead of its first mayoral election in 2027 ...
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Local council devolution: Could it accelerate the pace of local government cloud adoption?

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 ...
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Northamptonshire councils ignored again as devolution bids split region

Both Northamptonshire councils have once again been frozen out from creating a 'South Midlands' mayoral authority by some of their neighbours. The authorities could risk being isolated in a devolution ...
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Northamptonshire councils suffer another blow in their attempts to secure a devolution deal for the region

The Northamptonshire councils have suffered another blow in their attempts to secure a devolution deal for the region, as the ...
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Surrey misses out on full devolution after ministry says 'no promise' made over directly elected mayor

No promises have been made that Surrey will get full devolution and a directly elected mayor - despite it being the ‘entire purpose’ of the lengthy and arduous process of splitting the historic county ...