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Jan 31, 2025 · Committee ‘disappointed’ after DHSC snubs ICB intervention request. 31/01/2025. Oxfordshire's Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has said it is ‘disappointed’ at the DHSC’s decision not to intervene in the restructuring of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB.

Feb 4, 2025 · Local government reorganisation is the process of changing the structure, functions and responsibilities of councils. What are the Government’s plans? In December, the Government published its English Devolution White Paper, which involves a new programme of local government reorganisation ...

6 days ago · Image: Dmitrijs Kaminskis / Shutterstock.com. The new Lancashire combined county authority has officially come into being. Jim McMahon, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, has signed off on the new authority, granting new powers to decision makers in Lancashire.

Feb 3, 2025 · Image: Rupert Rivett / Shutterstock.com. Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before they put their new budgets in place. Several authorities were expected to increase council tax above referendum threshold in a bid to balance their books – and ...

Dec 11, 2024 · A parliamentary committee is set to consider whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.

Jan 13, 2025 · Councils that have bid to be on the fast-track for new devolution deals and reorganisation need extra funding and a quick decision on local elections, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. In a statement issued today, LGA chair Cllr Louise Gittins said that reorganisation is ‘emotive and ...

Nov 28, 2024 · The Government has confirmed it will target council funding more towards areas ‘that need it most' through an increased focus on deprivation.

Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …

Jul 5, 2024 · Image: Martin Suker / Shutterstock.com. The new Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has his work cut out. This is particularly the case where local government is concerned.