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Local government audit: Rebuilding assurance is a more arduous job than clearing the backlog
LOCAL AUDIT

Local government audit: Rebuilding assurance is a more arduous job than clearing the backlog

By Iain Murray | 12 October 2026

Rebuilding local audit assurance is essential to financial resilience, accountability and public confidence, says Iain Murray.

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Planning for the worst

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2026

As the UK faces a myriad of large-scale threats that only grows longer with each passing year, ho...

REORGANISATION

Building resilience beyond reorganisation

By Caroline Green | 21 September 2026

LGR may be paused, but stronger relationships, insight and capacity can still drive lasting refor...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Prepare for disruption

By Kurtis Toy | 16 September 2026

When digital systems fail, local government becomes the operating system, says Kurtis Toy.

RESILIENCE

Building resilient communities before the next crisis

By Andrew McClelland | 27 August 2026

Creating more resilient communities is a human imperative as well as a financial one, say Duncan ...

CYBER SECURITY

Councils' vulnerability to cyber attacks highlighted

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2026

English councils are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than a year ago, according to annual analys...

FINANCE

Rewiring local government from demand to prevention

By Kim Wright | 16 July 2026

Kim Wright says shifting from crisis response to prevention presents significant financial and ot...

RESILIENCE

Preparing for the next food fight

By Vic Harper | 02 July 2026

Council leaders should use the Crisis and Resilience Fund to lock in prevention before the next f...

RESILIENCE

Food security: National challenge, local solution

By David Godfrey | 02 July 2026

With the international crisis in the Gulf just the latest of threats to UK food security, Carol F...

GOVERNANCE

Renewed intent for governance

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2026

Localis and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny are set to launch a new programme to revisit a...

LG CHALLENGE

LG Challenge: A winning model for industrial growth and environmental improvement

By Virginia Ponton | 30 June 2026

The final challenge of LG Challenge 2026 called on teams to develop a long-term approach to manag...

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