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Steering clear of the local government cover-up
LEGAL

Steering clear of the local government cover-up

By Patricia Grinyer | 04 February 2026

Patricia Grinyer warns that for in-house lawyers and section 151 officers professional duties must never come in second place behind organisational loyalty or expediency. Councils must champion tra...

ELECTIONS

Preparing for a new dawn after the local elections

By Piali Das Gupta | 03 February 2026

Piali Das Gupta looks at the challenges of a change of political control for a council.

DATA

Turning unstructured data into confident compliance

By Kylie Allen | 09 December 2025

Kylie Allen of Global SaaS provider TechnologyOne says that in a world where transparency and tru...

AI

Should citizens trust government AI without transparency?

By Ray Eitel-Porter | 05 December 2025

Ray Eitel-Porter says the UK Government is right to see AI as a driver of public service transfor...

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 ...

GOVERNANCE

A bite-sized approach to FOI

By Deborah Clark | 07 May 2025

Deborah Clark outlines the latest tools aimed at cutting the inappropriate use of exemptions in F...

PROCUREMENT

The Procurement Act: Getting the basics right

By Louise Bennett | 23 September 2024

With procurement reform on the way, it has never been more important for local authorities to exa...

FINANCE

Could the beating stick be used to point out councils' efficiencies?

By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2024

While local government focuses on the stick used to beat it, where is the carrot?, asks Heather J...

FINANCE

Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2024

Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement ...

WHITEHALL

Support for Zane's Law gathers momentum

By Mark Conrad | 02 April 2024

Two more councils have backed calls for greater transparency over contaminated land and waters fo...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data...

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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

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