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WHITEHALL
Improvement means accepting there is a problem
By Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023
Birmingham City Council is, it would seem, a regular victim of unfortunate events, writes editor ...
WHITEHALL
Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023
Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...
IMPROVEMENT
Making change successful
25 April 2023
The MJ’s series of article on avoiding organisational failure continues with a look at some of th...
FINANCE
Rowley orders Birmingham finance review over chaotic IT contract
By Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023
A Government-imposed governance review of Birmingham City Council has been expanded after massive...
WHITEHALL
Peers' warning over supported housing reforms
By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2023
Ministers must avoid forcing high-quality supported housing providers from the market in their ru...
FINANCE
Council to review governance failures
By Martin Ford | 19 April 2023
Devon CC is to embark on a governance review in a bid to tackle ‘serious, material, well-evidence...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
We need a new Audit Commission
By Lord Bob Kerslake | 12 April 2023
The Mark II version of the Audit Commission should look very different to the first time around. ...
WHITEHALL
Oflog should look at council effectiveness, says accountancy body
By Dan Peters | 11 April 2023
The industry body for accountants has called for the new local government watchdog to play a key ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Labour sends in local government improvement boards
By Mark Conrad | 11 April 2023
The Labour Party has mimicked the Local Government Association’s (LGA) peer review process by est...
OFSTED
Kent receives improvement notice for SEND failings
By Martin Ford | 06 April 2023
An improvement notice has been issued to Kent CC after it failed to turn around its special educa...
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