Scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

The chair of the powerful Public Accounts Committee has predicted Brexit will lead to ‘rushed and...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Dudley and Doncaster making 'continued progress'

By Sam Clayden | 23 March 2017

Inspectors have praised two formerly failing children’s services departments for the strides they...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Peer report calls on councils to stop 'cherry-picking' leads

By Mark Conrad | 14 March 2017

Sector-led improvement review teams need to be better prepared and more consistent, an independen...

FINANCE

Mayor keen to identify officers responsible for cash failures

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees is keen to identify the individuals to blame for the state of the counc...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Step in or step back from Brum

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2017

If the Government wants to run Birmingham, it has the power to intervene – otherwise it should le...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Learning the lessons from an 'inadequate' judgement

By Sean Harriss | 21 February 2017

As part of iMPOWER’s children’s services essay collection Shining a Light, Sean Harriss offers ad...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Brexit gives regions a real chance to bridge the prosperity gap

By Dr Laurence Ferry | 20 February 2017

Brexit should be seen as an opportunity to usher in serious change and prosperity to the regions,...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Scrutinising scrutiny

By Jacqui McKinlay | 08 February 2017

Jacqui McKinlay argues overview and scrutiny needs to be protected but must also up its game if i...

Scrutiny has come of age

By Paul Wheeler | 08 February 2017

Paul Wheeler looks at the vital role scrutiny has played so far in 2017.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Sajid breaks his silence

24 January 2017

Ever since Sajid Javid became communities secretary he has come under relentless scrutiny from lo...

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