Title
AUDIT
It's time to scrutinise scrutiny arrangements
By Rob Whiteman | 21 June 2019
A round table discussion highlighted key questions about what the Government should be doing, say...
WHITEHALL
Call for Liverpool intervention after mayoral review frustration
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019
Liverpool City Council’s Lib Dem leader has called for the Government to intervene after he claim...
FINANCE
Scottish councils need more power - think-tank
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019
Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Chief executive and two deputies placed on 'special leave'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 May 2019
The chief executive and two deputy chief executives at a Lancashire authority have been asked to ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Council governance systems 'inadequate' for austerity era
By William Eichler | 15 May 2019
The Government has not done enough to ensure that governance systems in local authorities are sui...
SCRUTINY
The shows must go on
15 May 2019
Battles used to be fought with bayonets, crossbows and axes.
WHITEHALL
Third of LEPs 'require improvement'
By Martin Ford | 14 May 2019
Almost one in three Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) ‘require improvement’ in their attempts ...
WHITEHALL
Call for councils to 'embrace' scrutiny
By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2019
The Government called on councils and combined authorities to ‘embrace’ scrutiny as it issued new...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Time for a governance refresh
By Ed Hammond | 08 May 2019
May is a prime time to review governance - and this can be done by understanding and addressing ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Open up to scrutiny
By Ed Hammond | 07 May 2019
For many councils scrutiny has failed to live up to its potential, says Ed Hammond. But he hopes...
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Director of Social Work and Social Care
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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
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