Scrutiny - Page 26

25 May 2016

Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall's council interventions probed

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

An inquiry into the Government interventions at Tower Hamlets LBC and Rotherham MBC has been laun...

LEGISLATION

Peers slam CA's hasty public consultation

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Peers have criticised a public consultation on the West Midlands combined authority for being too...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

BBC collaboration 'must address democratic deficit'

By Sam Clayden | 12 May 2016

Council press officers have welcomed the BBC’s initiative to support local journalism but insiste...

DCLG

New trustee for scrutiny body

11 May 2016

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has appointed Dr Diana Stirbu to its trustee board.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Labour keeps control of key councils

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2016

Labour has managed to keep control of more council seats than the Conservatives, according to the...

FINANCE

DCLG is standing firm in face of right to buy report

By Sam Clayden | 03 May 2016

Whitehall should be ‘embarrassed’ by the findings of a damning public accounts committee (PAC) re...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall should be 'embarrassed' by PAC report

By Sam Clayden | 29 April 2016

Whitehall should be ‘embarrassed’ by the findings of a public accounts committee (PAC) report int...

EDUCATION

Getting into a muddle over the nation's education

By Heather Jameson | 26 April 2016

With evidence proving council run schools perform better than academies, Heather Jameson says the...

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