Scrutiny - Page 15

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 February 2018

Local authorities should be commended when they act upon ombudsman recommendations instead of jus...

HEALTH

STP to ACS to ACO

15 February 2018

Diary is used to being kept on its toes by regular acronym changes in local government – but heal...

ELECTIONS

Tower Hamlets: We're ready for elections

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 February 2018

Tower Hamlets LBC is ready for the upcoming mayoral and local elections but chief executive Will ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Filling the democracy void

By Jacqui McKinlay | 06 February 2018

Public services are delivered by an increasingly complex matrix of organisations in a mix of form...

FINANCE

Councillors call for children's services budget review

By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2018

Buckinghamshire CC’s scrutiny committee has called for an independent review of the council’s chi...

BUSINESS

Bill to extend FOI to councils' private partners presented

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 February 2018

A bill that would subject private companies that have contracts with public authorities to the Fr...

EDUCATION

Don't take away our authority over schools, Scottish councils warn

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 January 2018

Scottish councils have warned the Scottish Government against attempts to strip them of authority...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon to act on missing children

By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018

Police officers will be placed inside Croydon LBC as part of an initiative designed to tackle the...

FINANCE

Mayor defends £11 tax precept

By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018

West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...

HEALTH

Committees launch joint inquiry on long-term care funding

By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2018

A pair of Commons select committees has joined forces to launch an inquiry on the long-term fundi...

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