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Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds
UK NewsPoliticsHealth•March 26, 2026 at 7:06 PMNational

Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor•The Guardian - UK News

Ministers not on course to meet their objectives in ongoing overhaul of public services, says Institute for Government Keir Starmer’s drive to overhaul public services is failing to live up to its aims of shifting power from Whitehall to local areas, a report from the Institute for Government (IfG) has found.Last summer, the government set out its three guiding principles for reform aimed at making public services such as the NHS, court system and children’s social care easier to access and better at helping people. Continue reading...

Ministers not on course to meet their objectives in ongoing overhaul of public services, says Institute for Government

Keir Starmer’s drive to overhaul public services is failing to live up to its aims of shifting power from Whitehall to local areas, a report from the Institute for Government (IfG) has found.

Last summer, the government set out its three guiding principles for reform aimed at making public services such as the NHS, court system and children’s social care easier to access and better at helping people.

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