Reorganising to survive: can devolution solve local government’s financial crisis?

At least 39 councils have expressed interest in the government’s devolution fast track programme. But with growing debt and dedicated schools grant (DSG) deficits, could local government reorganisation help authorities’ financial sustainability?

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The government’s English Devolution White Paper, published in December 2024, sought newly created ‘strategic authorities’, with reorganisation on the cards for two-tier areas, as well as

Reorganising to survive: can devolution solve local government’s financial crisis?

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