National and Devolved Politics

Further devolved powers will help drive West Midlands recovery

14.08.20: West Midlands council leaders and Mayor, Andy Street, are calling on the Government to grant additional devolved powers to the region to aid its local recovery efforts from the coronavirus pandemic. Leaders have submitted a proposal to Gove...

Calderdale Council approves £101m capital spending programme

14.08.20: Calderdale Council have approved a wide range of projects, from highways to schools and housing, as part of a £101m capital spending programme. The approved spending was a notable increase in cost from past budgets, with the council&r...

South Wales low carbon heat projects given £8m funding boost

14.08.20: Hundreds of homes and buildings, such as leisure centres and local council offices, across south Wales will receive low carbon energy from new heat work projects following an £8m funding boost announced by the UK Government. The fundi...

Councillors back £1.4m Northumberland flood protection funding

11.08.20: Councillors representing a number of towns in Northumberland have backed a government decision to invest a further £1.4m into flood defence schemes in the region. Part of a wider £170m initiative announced by the Government last...

Local authorities to benefit from dedicated contact tracing

11.08.20: Local authorities are set to benefit from more localised contact tracing as NHS Test and Trace and Public Health England extended their partnership with local public health efforts, with the aim of reach more people testing positive for cor...

Lancashire County Council outlines plans for a Combined Authority

29.07.20: Lancashire County Council has launched a set of proposals (July 28) to give the county more of a voice in local and central Government. In a statement made by the Council, Lancashire’s ‘complicated and fragmented’ administ...

West Yorkshire £1.8bn devolution deal gains momentum

28.07.20: The West Yorkshire devolution deal, spearheaded by the Combined Authority, is gathering pace after a council meeting yesterday (July 27) discussed its progress. The £1.8bn deal is getting closer to completion, a week after the largest...

Green light for second Government hub in Croydon

22.07.20: A new Government hub in Croydon has been granted planning permission today (July 22), which is expected to save taxpayers more than £8m a year. The Government Property Agency (GPA) has managed to secure a 25-year lease for the site at...

LGA: Economic Update leaves ‘unfinished business’ with councils

09.07.20: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak delivered his Summer Economic Update yesterday (July 8) outlining a multi billion pound commitment to creating green jobs and supporting employment among young people. Since the announcement, whi...

Rishi Sunak announces multi billion pound Plan for Jobs

08.07.20: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today (July 8) delivered his Summer Economic Update with a package of measures designed to support jobs and boost the UK economy. It forms the second part of a three-phase plan, with emphasis firmly place...

GMCA begins procurement process for £7m Skills for Growth programme

08.07.20: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has begun the procurement process for a £7m contract to support its Skills for Growth programme. The contract is specifically seeking a number of elements including collaboration with SMEs...

Public Sector Executive unveils new editorial board members

08.06.20: Public Sector Executive is proud to unveil its new Editorial Board, with members from all corners of the public sector. We are keen to hear more from our board members and have hand picked some exciting new members to keep our audience up t...

Gov pays £1.7bn in procurement contracts for Covid response

05.06.20: A Tussell report (June 4) has revealed that nearly 400 Covid-related contracts have been awarded, worth over £1.7bn. Public sector procurement has seen an 18% increase in published tenders in May compared to April, with an almost 300%...

Combined Authority gives green light for £13m market town giveaway

04.06.20: The Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, James Palmer, secured unanimous approval from his Board yesterday (June 3) for a £13.1m giveaway available to eleven market towns. Applications for the multi-milli...

Mayor responds to IPPR report ‘A plan for nature in the North’

01.06.20: Mayor of Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis has welcomed a new report today (June 1) from The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on the Natural Assets in the North. The report, A plan for nature in the north of England: Natural Asse...