The Government is set to consult on plans to replace Hertfordshire’s existing councils with a smaller number of unitary authorities in ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

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The Regional Government Partnership of 16 regional and unitary councils (Te Uru Kahika) commended the Government on its work to date and highlighted the role of local government in the reform journey ...

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The proposal would see north and south unitary authorities created in Warwickshire Four councils in Warwickshire have formally submitted a proposal to create two unitary authorities in the county. The ...

Four councils in Warwickshire have formally submitted a proposal to create two unitary authorities in the county. The plan, backed by Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Warwick and ...

I wanted to start this essay with a reference to my regular reader, but as it happens, he and his wife are overseas as I type ...

The leader of Portsmouth City Council has said local elections shouldn’t be postponed due to the government’s “chaotic” ...

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