Member and Parliamentary engagement

This briefing includes LGA views and identifies areas of concern to our members ahead of Committee Stage in the House of Lords.

This briefing includes LGA views and identifies areas of concern to our members ahead of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords on 8 December 2025.

This briefing provides the LGA view on relevant amendments tabled ahead of the Commons Report Stage.

This briefing includes LGA views and key messages ahead of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Commons on 2 September 2025.

A factual summary of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

“Councils across the country are deeply invested in and vital to the success of English devolution."

"Our collective weight, unity and voice remain our most powerful tool in lobbying for positive change for our residents and showcasing good practice, and in leading the system for sector-led improvement."

Today’s announcement on local elections as part of local government reorganisation, and which areas will be fast-tracked for devolution, will remove the uncertainty for local areas affected.

A letter written to Jim McMahon MP asking for clarification of the Devolution White Paper.

"We remain clear that local government reorganisation should be a matter for councils and local areas to decide."

A factual summary of the English Devolution White Paper, published today (16 December 2024) by the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner MP

LGA Chair Louise Gittins' opening remarks as the Government launches the Devolution White Paper.