EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism
Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is softening as the Government ponders whether to push the idea.
By Dan PetersJohn Denham was Labour’s communities secretary 15 years before Angela Rayner. He tells Michael Burton why he would not have embarked on wholescale local government reorganisation, wants faster devolution and why Total Place, or ‘place-based budgeting’ deserves a comeback.
A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked concerns across local government.
North Somerset Council has announced the appointment of Mandy Bishop as chief executive.
A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...
North Somerset Council has announced the appointment of Mandy Bishop as chief executive.
Perry Scott is set to become Enfield LBC’s chief executive on a permanent basis.
Opposition Surrey CC members have argued a plan for two new unitary authorities in the county was...
Windsor & Maidenhead BC will need to agree a package of Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) with ...
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Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...
John Denham was Labour’s communities secretary 15 years before Angela Rayner. He tells Michael Bu...