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WHITEHALL
New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention
By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022
Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...
LEGAL
There's much for councils to welcome in procurement consultation response
By Peter Ware | 22 December 2021
Councils could look at their processes and record keeping to ensure a smooth jump to greater tran...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Minister dismisses 'sham' university study
By Dan Peters | 09 December 2021
A minister has dismissed a university study on the UK community renewal fund as a ‘sham’.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Creating true value
By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2021
Local government must mark a decade of social value with purpose driven procurement, writes chief...
DATA
Transparency – more key than ever in the WhatsApp era
By Elizabeth Denham CBE | 02 November 2021
Elizabeth Denham offers five recommendations to help Freedom of Information staff deal with reque...
PLANNING
How to build communities
By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2021
We need a long-term approach to investing in housing and placemaking that puts the needs of commu...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Building forward in local government
By Pauline Yau | 30 September 2021
Failure by the Government to recognise the great strides councils have made harnessing the positi...
FINANCE
What can councils do to stand up for fair tax conduct?
By Rachel Bentley | 07 June 2021
This is Fair Tax Week. Rachel Bentley says councils across the UK need to lead the way on tax con...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
We need to hear everyone's voice
By Dan Corry | 16 March 2021
Apparent attempts to stifle the voice of civil society are bad for all of us, says Dan Corry - an...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Local government does a brilliant job in elections
By Ben Page | 11 November 2020
Ben Page 'cannot ever recall a UK election 'like the one Americans are currently fighting over'. ...
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