Bright dawn for reform
Greg Clark sees a ‘positive and exciting’ future for local government as reorganisation looms on the horizon.
By Greg ClarkThe case for reforming and renewing local financial governance must be made with long-term resilience and sustainability in mind, explain Guy Clifton and Jonathan Werran.
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it becomes a local audit system leader, a think-tank has said today.
The Government’s latest policy statement signals its intent to address the sector’s funding imbalance and councils are beginning to sense who will be the winners and losers. Paul Marinko assesses the reactions.
Policy changes reducing police presence at mental health incidents are putting the safety of soci...
The Government hopes to ‘incentivise’ local authorities into using funding for homelessness servi...
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...
The Government has been warned the success of its ‘remediation acceleration plan’ for unsafe clad...
The political ‘weaponisation’ of social care must end and the Government is considering how to ‘g...
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Our Greenwich Plan sets out our vision for the next 4 years focusing on the changes we collectively want to see in our borough and Council. Apply for this job
We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job
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Daniel Crowe explains how the national network for neighbourhood improvement (3ni) is focusing on...
Combined authorities wondering how they can best harness their new powers can now access tailored...
Darrell Gale examines ways of strengthening partnerships between planning and public health, incl...
Central Government should give local areas greater powers over skills policies to address the ‘mi...
Policy changes reducing police presence at mental health incidents are putting the safety of soci...
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...
London Councils is seeking to strike a single settlement deal for the capital with the Government.