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DEVOLUTION
Thinking fast and slow on devolution
By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2025
If ministers want their devo dreams to be realised, they need to move fast, says Heather Jameson.
AUDIT
Government announces new audit commitments
By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2025
The Government has today set out a series of commitments aimed at ‘overhauling’ local authority a...
INNOVATION
Innovation: the key
By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2025
Local government is feeling the squeeze. To transform services, it must unlock innovation, writes...
FINANCE
Concern over new audit body
By Martin Ford | 03 February 2025
Ministers have been warned against overreach with the creation of the Local Audit Office (LAO).
PENSIONS
Decoupling the accounts is the way forward
By Cllr Neil Swannick | 21 January 2025
The Government’s proposal to publish and audit the accounts of the Local Government Pension Funds...
FINANCE
Rebuilding trust: why local audit reforms can't wait
By Iain Murray | 18 December 2024
Rebuilding the audit system is a key component in resolving local government’s funding crisis, wr...
LOCAL AUDIT
The recovery of local audit: the hard bit is to come
By Mark Stocks | 16 December 2024
Mark Stocks sets out how local assurance needs to be rebuilt to make recovery a reality.
FINANCE
Don't let the financial crisis destroy devolution
By Dr Simon Kaye | 10 December 2024
Recent developments in local government have raised as many questions as answers. Dr Simon Kaye o...
FINANCE
Renewing and reforming local governance
By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2024
The case for reforming and renewing local financial governance must be made with long-term resili...
FINANCE
Getting to grips with a tough gig
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 09 October 2024
Public services need bold reform from a fresh government, says Rob Whiteman. He looks at what nee...
FINANCE
Council issues formal complaint over public interest report
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2024
Luton BC has issued a formal complaint against its auditor following the publication of a public ...
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