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FINANCE

'Serious breakdown' in senior relationships, report reveals

By Mark Conrad | 24 May 2022

A scathing review of executive cultures at Thanet DC has concluded that relationships between sen...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Leaders to reconsider governance overhaul

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2022

Fears have been raised plans to ‘re-establish’ the West of England joint committee could put £600...

COUNCILLORS

Government must rethink its approach to poor governance and behaviour in councils

By Graeme McDonald | 04 May 2022

Solace supports all of the Committee on Standards in Public Life report's recommendations on stan...

MANAGEMENT

Council held decade-long contract with dormant firm

By Martin Ford | 27 April 2022

Grant Thornton said it exposed a ‘significant weakness’ in Herefordshire Council’s contract manag...

FINANCE

Nottingham expected to bring housing back under direct control after probes

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2022

Nottingham City Council is expected to bring its housing back under direct control after two inde...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief warns leaders over governance overhaul

By Martin Ford | 14 April 2022

A chief executive has warned council leaders a proposed governance overhaul will put £600m of Gov...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mayor's meetings with contractors breached constitution

By Martin Ford | 11 April 2022

Meetings between Middlesbrough’s Mayor and contractors over the council’s flagship regeneration p...

SCRUTINY

Peer challenge criticises councillor infighting

By Martin Ford | 06 April 2022

Councillors at Windsor & Maidenhead BC are ‘showing the council in a poor light’ according to a c...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Liverpool launches consultation to scrap mayor

By Chris Mahony | 28 March 2022

Liverpool City Council has launched a three month consultation that could lead to the abolition o...

COUNCILLORS

The Government's response on standards is a missed opportunity

By Mark Greenburgh | 22 March 2022

The Government’s long-delayed response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life review of loc...

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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