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FINANCE
Fifty years on: Lessons from the Layfield report on local council funding
By Owen Mapley | 29 April 2026
Half a century from the Layfield Report on local government finance, many of the issues it raised remain and have become more complex, says Owen Mapley.
GOVERNANCE
Why CfGS is needed now more than ever
By Ed Hammond | 23 April 2026
As Ed Hammond departs for pastures new, the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny’s deputy chief exe...
REORGANISATION
Marvin the Paranoid Android's secret council reorganisation diary
By Blair McPherson | 30 March 2026
Brought in to advise a council with reorganisation, Marvin the Paranoid Android’s suggestions don...
MAYORS
Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026
The Government is proposing to establish ‘local scrutiny committees’ to oversee strategic authori...
TRANSPARENCY
Whitehall thinks its expenditure should be subject to less scrutiny than the local state
By Ian Miller | 16 March 2026
The patriarchal attitude towards councils is shown in Whitehall’s approach to financial transpare...
PERFORMANCE
A framework for building trust in councils
By Abdool Kara | 26 February 2026
The outcomes framework is an opportunity to drive clearer insight into public sector outcomes and...
PERFORMANCE
Is it time to inspect homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026
The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...
FINANCE
Exceptional financial support transparency call
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
The Conservative opposition leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has calle...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being tol...
LEGISLATION
The Hillsborough Law: Four things to know and start preparing for
By Ridwan Omar | 02 December 2025
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, often referred to as the Hillsborough Law, was recently ...
LEADERSHIP
Building teams with the complementary leadership strengths to tackle devolution
By Elle Robinson | 20 October 2025
Elle Robinson explains how Hanover’s Leadership Code and its archetypes can support councils to m...
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