Scrutiny

By Ed Hammond | 29 August 2022

Ed Hammond looks at some of the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of scrutiny, and hig...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Leeds denies cover-up over social care grievance

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2022

A senior Leeds City Council member has denied a ‘cover-up’ amid suggestions concerned frontline s...

HEALTH

Arithmetic matters

By Ann McGauran | 18 May 2022

The new director of IPPR North, Zoë Billingham, speaks to Ann McGauran about taking on the role a...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Leaders to reconsider governance overhaul

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2022

Fears have been raised plans to ‘re-establish’ the West of England joint committee could put £600...

COUNCILLORS

Government must rethink its approach to poor governance and behaviour in councils

By Graeme McDonald | 04 May 2022

Solace supports all of the Committee on Standards in Public Life report's recommendations on stan...

Peer challenge criticises councillor infighting

By Martin Ford | 06 April 2022

Councillors at Windsor & Maidenhead BC are ‘showing the council in a poor light’ according to a c...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Councillor suing own council for damages

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2022

An experienced councillor is suing his own council for thousands of pounds in damages over claims...

FINANCE

Supporting a more financially resilient sector

By Rob Whiteman | 01 February 2022

Rob Whiteman looks at CIPFA's eight assurance reviews of the councils that asked the Government f...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for chief and leader to quit after Star death

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2022

A senior Bradford city councillor has called for the chief executive and leader to quit in the af...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Tackling our next big governance challenge

By Ed Hammond | 11 January 2022

As the changes that need to be made to local services become more profound, we must involve a wid...

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