Jan 31, 2025 · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.

3 days ago · Image: Karl Everett / Shutterstock.com. Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority has now been formerly established, moving the area closer to unlocking a £400m investment fund. The combined authority, which will be led by an elected Mayor, was created after Hull City Council and East Riding of ...

4 days ago · 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. Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen ...

3 days ago · Local government minister Jim McMahon has responded to claims district authorities will see little increase in their funding this year. In a debate on the Local Government Finance Settlement, Liberal Democrat MP and councillor for Woking Will Forster highlighted District Councils' Network claim that ...

5 days ago · Six new areas have been chosen to join the Government’s devolution priority programme. The areas set to join the programme are Cumbria, Cheshire & Warrington, Norfolk & Suffolk, Greater Essex, Sussex & Brighton, and Hampshire & Solent. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner also announced that half ...

5 days ago · 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 · Council leaders have warned the Government that council tax increases place ‘more financial burden on households’ without fixing the long-term pressures facing local government. Responding to the local government finance settlement, Cllr Louise Gittins, chair of the Local Government Association ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Image: Thapana_Studio / Shutterstock.com. Local government will be asked to assist in a drive to develop the infrastructure and skills base needed to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today launched an ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan' that aims to ...

Dec 20, 2024 · After a flurry of announcements affecting local government in the build-up to Christmas, councils must ensure they’re ready to get ahead of the curve in the New Year. Laura Hughes, partner at Browne Jacobson, offers some advice on this front.

Nov 12, 2024 · Image: William Barton / Shutterstock.com Local authorities will get new powers next month to force landlords to rent out persistently empty high street properties.