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30 July 2026·Strategy
What Local Authority Trading Companies are actually for
LATCos let councils operate with commercial discipline while serving a public purpose. Beyond the headlines about failures, well-run trading companies generate returns for communities and grow public-sector talent.
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23 July 2026·Governance
134 becomes 38: What local government reorganisation really means for your LATCo
England’s councils are consolidating into new unitary authorities. What that means for trading companies — and why LATCo boards should prepare now, before shadow authorities take control in 2027–28.
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