The six county, district and borough councils are set to be abolished if Warwickshire County Council get's the go-ahead to ...

The UK Government has said devolution will give regions a bigger voice, unlock economic growth and help build 1.5m homes ...

Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the ...

Angela Rayner's announcement includes a right to buy assets for communities - and the merger of district councils under ...

Deputy Prime Minister Ms Rayner said the Government was ‘taking a step towards relighting the fire in our great regions’.

Sector figures have expressed concerns about the devolution white paper being too "bureaucratic". Civil servants and ...

England is an outlier in promoting one-size-fits-all unitary councils, writes the chief executive of North Kesteven DC. In ...

Labour's devolution plans could give councils more power to take properties off rogue landlords to protect private renters.

Overhauling the role of councils could erode democracy at a local level, the Government has been warned. Deputy Prime ...

Ms Belton’s concerns revolve around fears Rochford’s expansive rural space could be used to meet Southend’s house-building targets if ...

Wealden District Council has announced that its leaders are critical of plans to reshape local government and deliver ...