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.
Bridgend CBC’s chief executive Mark Shephard has announced his retirement.
The Treasury should look again at its Green Book rules to help local authorities, a council chief...
Government would be missing a trick if it stopped funding pan-regional partnerships, the chair of...
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the Government’s housing...
Most towns hit by unrest during the summer suffer from a ‘fraying’ of social fabric, according to...
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