REGULATION
Regulator reprimands councils over legal failures
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded both Glasgow and Edinburgh city councils for ‘repeatedly failing’ to respond to Subject Access Requests (SARs) within the legal timeframe.
POLITICS
Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry
By William Eichler | 26 February 2025
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...
REGULATION
Grenfell could finally give public inquiries real teeth
By Martin English | 21 February 2025
Martin English reflects on the final Grenfell report, questioning if public inquiries can bring p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Leicester takes issue with watchdog's criticism
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
Leicester City Council has said a newly-published Ofsted report ‘does not accurately reflect’ its...
REGULATION
When an inspector calls
By Angela Holden | 20 December 2024
Angela Holden looks at the emerging findings from the first social housing inspection judgements ...
HOUSING
Council's housing grade lowered over 'serious failings'
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2024
The discovery of ‘very serious failings’ by a housing watchdog has seen Castle Point BC downgrade...
POLICY
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
By Emily Twinch | 02 December 2024
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...
SOCIAL CARE
Review finds 'poor operational performance' at CQC
By Martin Ford | 15 October 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told it must improve its assessments of local authorit...
REGULATION
Joining up relational regulation
By Jess McGregor | 11 October 2024
The early days of a new government offer a chance to consider what collaborative and purposeful a...
HOUSING
'Decades of neglect' impact on fire safety enforcement
By Martin Ford | 02 October 2024
Talks have been held with the Government over councils’ need for more support to enforce fire saf...
OFLOG
Rethinking Oflog
By Jon Rowney | 26 September 2024
An opportunity exists to rethink what a sustainable and purpose-led assurance framework for local...
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