Funding
Will LGR hiatus herald ‘messy’ future for devolution?
Ministers may let local government reorganisation (LGR) slide and accept a “messy” path towards devolution in the wake of the latest reorganisation bombshell, according to Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) chief executive Jonathan Carr-West.
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News-in-Brief
EFS: ‘doing the right things should be rewarded rather than punished’
Government must tailor the support available to cash-strapped councils to ensure it accelerates – rather than impedes – their recovery, according to the finance lead at Barnet Council.
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