IMPROVEMENT

Peer warning over councillor financial understanding

By Emily Twinch | 03 February 2025

Not all 39 councillors at a Nottinghamshire council are fully getting to grips with the financial...

IMPROVEMENT

Council seeks £50m studios investment

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2025

Hertsmere BC is seeking interest from an organisation willing to operate Elstree Film Studios, wh...

IMPROVEMENT

Envoys sent in to Tower Hamlets

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC follo...

FINANCE

Warning to councils after £1m fraud case

By William Eichler | 09 January 2025

Local authorities have been urged to learn from weaknesses that enabled an Aberdeen City Council ...

IMPROVEMENT

Peers praise 'effective and visible' Croydon leadership

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2025

INTERVENTION

Liverpool strides to walk alone

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2024

The leader and chief executive of Liverpool City Council talk to Heather Jameson about the author...

IMPROVEMENT

Commissioners not ruled out despite envoy appointment

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2024

The Government could still appoint commissioners in future despite the proposal to send in non-st...

WORKFORCE

Doing things differently

By Chris Rolph | 20 November 2024

Chris Rolph says that a group workshop and individual coaching approach to training social worker...

AUDIT

Woking's debt hits £2.1bn

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024

Woking BC’s commissioners have revealed its ‘spiral of debt’ has reached £2.1bn and further inter...

FINANCE

Finance chief exits cash-strapped council

By Heather Jameson | 20 November 2024

The executive director of resources at a cash-strapped council is leaving, shortly after a sectio...