Jessica Crowe
Jessica Crowe is executive head of customers, commissioning and governance at Sutton LBC and former executive director of the Centre for Public Scrutiny
What can councils expect from intervention?
With a unique perspective on intervention, Jess Crowe offers up some advice for councils faced with commissioners.
Breaking the barriers
As Jo Miller’s presidency of SOLACE with its focus on equalities and women’s rights ends, Jessica Crowe reports from a recent workshop on the best way to continue making progress
Smaller BIGGER Different
A project to deliver shared ambitions for Sutton as a place will mean the council working in different ways and being more flexible, agile, outward-looking and enterprising, writes Jessica Crowe.
Future-proofing
Sutton has turned to its residents in order to work out the best ways to improve and streamline services. Jessica Crowe explains.
When everything’s not fine
Jessica Crowe argues that tougher scrutiny is vital – but the job of ensuring it exists is one for leaders, not just backbench councillors
Open for scrutiny
Barrie Morris and Jessica Crowe explain the 'Raising the stakes' paper on better local financial scrutiny.
Good, better, best!
Jessica Crowe highlights the success of Cheshire West and Chester, whose adoption services scooped the top prize as the Good Scrutiny Awards winner 2014
Opening up to audits
A recent ethical audit on a bailiff firm gives us much to learn from, say Jessica Crowe and Claer Lloyd-Jones
Taking a close-up view of night and the city
Jessica Crowe reports on how scrutiny, accountabiity and good governance have paid off for Cardiff City Council.
Unclear about transparency
Clarity about definitions and the outcomes from the Government's policy on 'greater transparency' is needed, says Jessica Crowe.
