Our local government experts round up the latest consultations and proposals, including the Devolution Priority Programme.

Government confirmed in its Autumn Budget that England’s regional and local mayors are set to receive a new tool in their kit.

The Chancellor’s 2025 Autumn Budget confirms the Government’s intention to provide those in Local Government with increased powers of taxation and governance, including the introduction of the visitor levy.

On 11 November, Government finally published the long-awaited outcome on its consultation on Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for Local Authorities in England.

C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] UKSC 35 is a significant judgment on how the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 interact with national planning policy.

On 26 September, four out of the six areas in the Devolution Priority Programme submitted their proposals for Local Government Reorganisation to Government.

The situation across England for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has increasingly worsened over recent years.

The government issued a consultation proposing significant changes to how pension rights are protected for staff working in local government and those that have been transferred from local government employment to provide outsourced services.

Allotment gardens are recognised by local authorities as valuable community assets.

At Capsticks, we are committed to promoting innovative and financially sound solutions to the UK's most pressing legal and socio-economic challenges.

With the next round of proposals for LGR due to be submitted on 26 September for those areas with the Devolution Priority Programme.

From 1 September 2025, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduced a significant new corporate criminal offence: failure to prevent fraud.