Making the case for the value of parish and town councils in devolution In 2025, the LPIP discussion paper The Future of Local Democracy: Devolution and the Need to Empower Town and Parish Councils (Burnett, Leman and Ozarow, 2025) found that parish and town councils were under-recognised and under-resourced within the devolution settlement. It called … Continue reading “Valuing Assets: Advance Notice of New Guidance for Parish and Town Councils”
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Town and Parish Councils and Devolution: Small Scale, Big Potential
Dr Amy Burnett (LPIP Place Fellow), Dr Jason Leman (Citizen Network) and Dr Daniel Ozarow (Middlesex University) examine how town and parish councils could play a central role in making devolution work for communities. This discussion paper was developed following the National Association of Local Councils’ Power Shift Conference and responds to the English Devolution … Continue reading “Town and Parish Councils and Devolution: Small Scale, Big Potential”