McMahon pitches LGR as a solution but refuses to address council debt question

McMahon pitches LGR as a solution but refuses to address council debt question

Jim McMahon The local government minister Jim McMahon has suggested that the government is considering local government reorganisation (LGR) as a way to help “fix” the broken council finance system. However, he remains tight-lipped on whether authorities will inherit existing debt. Speaking at the District Councils’ Network (DCN) conference in Windsor—just days before the 21 March deadline for interim business plans on devolution and LGR for tho…

Local Government Minister's session at DCN Conference: CCN responds - County Councils Network

Today the Local Government Minister Jim McMahon spoke at the District Councils Network’s conference, delivering a speech and taking part in a Q&A. Below, the County Councils Network responds to his session. Cllr Tim Oliver, Chairman of the County Councils Network, said: “The government’s Devolution White Paper and subsequent statutory guidance issued to councils last month made it clear that proposals for new unitary councils should create local…