Devolution in England is intended to give power and responsibility to local areas so they can make decisions that better reflect the needs of their communities. 

Local government reorganisation is intended to change how England’s councils are structured to improve efficiency, accountability, and service delivery.

This article in our series explores the complex balancing act required with local government reorganisation, supporting the workforce while recognising the generational opportunity for place services, all while ensuring a safe and legal Day One.

This article in our series focuses on maximising the potential of Local Growth Plans which help align local priorities to the UK industrial strategy. We examine how authorities must go beyond government guidance to build consensus on investment priorities. 

This article in our series on devolution and local government reorganisation looks at another big question facing strategic mayoral and strategic foundation authorities: how do you ensure major programmes and projects get off to the best possible start? 

This article in our series on devolution and local government reorganisation looks at the long-term direction of travel towards consolidated, long-term funding for Local Government. How do local authorities build capacity and prepare for this responsibility, and what processes and governance do they need to put in place?

This article in our series on devolution and local government reorganisation looks at how mayoral strategic authorities and their constituent authorities can work together on procurement to deliver successful major transport infrastructure programmes.

As part of our series on devolution, using the example of combined authorities we examine how local transport authorities can create the effective organisations needed to deliver significant infrastructure investment.

As part of our series on devolution, we look how combined authorities, and local authorities can ensure their programmes deliver the carbon reductions needed to meet local commitments and support national carbon budgets and Net Zero targets/objectives by 2050.

As part of our series on devolution, we take a closer look at the importance of transport strategies and assurance frameworks in local government, particularly for mayoral combined authorities delivering investment in their regions.

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