Governance - Page 7

22 April 2024

Northumberland Council’s peer review, following a hard-hitting review of governance, shows the lo...

IMPROVEMENT

Steering a way through the AI challenge

By Caroline Green | 22 April 2024

AI offers so much for adult social care practice, but for all the potential, there are plenty of ...

HOUSING

A call for transparency and accountability

By Adele Gritten | 22 April 2024

Local government must confront pressing 'elephant in the room' issues head-on if it is to foster ...

BUSINESS

Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told

By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regi...

DEVOLUTION

Reform should not be detached from wider purpose

By Jessica Studdert | 02 April 2024

The role of the centre and its interface with regions and localities must shift as devolution mat...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Observations on Japan's strong local leader model

By Sam Cunningham | 26 March 2024

Reflecting on his Japanese Study Tour, Sam Cunningham says it is imperative to seek inspiration a...

FINANCE

Growing public awareness is an important step in galvanising action

By Claire Kober | 25 March 2024

With a General Election later this year, there’s a clear opportunity to build on the growing publ...

FINANCE

Reimagining council operations: Hunt vs. Logic

By Claire Agutter | 25 March 2024

Claire Agutter says councils can navigate financial challenges by adopting robust strategic plann...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Officer-councillor tensions affecting outcomes, review finds

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024

‘Clear and obvious tensions’ between Teignbridge DC’s executive and senior leadership team are ‘i...

LEGAL

Northumberland has 'further to go'

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2024

Northumberland CC has ‘further to go’ despite progress on its improvement journey, a report has f...

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