Jo Armstrong of the Accounts Commission talks to Ann McGauran about why councils north of the border have kept on balancing their budgets, the Barnett funding formula and the need to engage with co...
Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...
Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...
Abdool Kara says: 'It’s worth considering how to achieve good governance in the challenging conte...
For participation and oversight over council finances, we need to get behind Research for Action'...
Scrutiny risks being left behind as mayors’ powers grow, a think-tank has warned.
The capital’s boroughs have made a bid for a bigger role in decisions over devolved powers and fu...
Croydon LBC is lobbying the Government to write off its debt despite suggestions a decision will ...
The children’s commissioner has criticised Labour’s schools Bill, arguing it does not include det...
Norfolk CC has called for tribunals handling special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) ap...
Government envoys will oversee the management of Tower Hamlets LBC after inspectors found a ‘toxi...
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